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ban¹

  • /ban/

Rhymes with -an

Where it comes from

Unknown:

* Perhaps from Medieval Latin *bannus (“communication”), perhaps through a German intermediate.

* Other theories derive the word from Proto-Slavic *banъ (“master, lord”) (via Serbo-Croatian or Hungarian).

* Ultimate Mongolian origin (баян (bajan, “rich lord; plutocrat”)) has also been proposed.

noun bani · ban · banul · banii

  1. masculine money; coin
  2. masculine ban (unit of currency, one hundredth of a leu)

Ban²

Where it comes from

From ban.

proper noun lui Ban

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • money means of exchange and measure of value
  • ban a subdivision of currency

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"ban." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/ban. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ban. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ban

Chicago

"ban." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ban.

BibTeX
@misc{ban_2026,
  title = {ban},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ban},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}