different between banal vs banan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French banal (“held in common, relating to feudal service, by extension commonplace”), from Old French banel, related to Medieval Latin bann?lis (“subject to feudal authority”), from Latin bannus (“jurisdiction”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bannan? (“order, summon, forbid”). See also ban, abandon.

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?-näl', IPA^(key): /b??n??l/
• Rhymes: -??l
• enPR: b?n'?l, IPA^(key): /?be?n?l/
• Rhymes: -e?n?l
• enPR: b?-n?l', IPA^(key): /b??næl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Adjective

banal (comparative more banal or banaler, superlative most banal or banalest)

1. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

   Synonyms: everyday, prosaic; see also Thesaurus:hackneyed, Thesaurus:boring

   Antonyms: new, original
2. (uncommon, historical) Relating to a type of feudal jurisdiction or service.

Related terms

• banality
• banalize
• banally

Translations

Further reading

• banal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• banal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Alban, Balan, Laban, Nabal, alban, laban, labna, nabal, nabla

Breton

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

banal m

1. bramble
2. broom (a plant, sp. Genista)

Catalan

Etymology

From French banal.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /b??nal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ba?nal/

Adjective

banal (masculine and feminine plural banals)

1. banal (common in a boring way)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “banal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “banal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “banal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “banal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From ban +? -al, related to Medieval Latin bann?lis, from bannus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.nal/
• Homophones: banale, banals, banales

Adjective

banal (feminine singular banale, masculine plural banals, feminine plural banales)

1. banal; commonplace

Adjective

banal (feminine singular banale, masculine plural banaux, feminine plural banales)

1. (law) public
2. (historical) relating to facilities owned by feudal lords

Derived terms

• banalité

Descendants

Further reading

• “banal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• Banalité (droit seigneurial) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Anagrams

• Alban

German

Etymology

From French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba?na?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

banal (comparative banaler, superlative am banalsten)

1. banal

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• “banal” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay banal, from Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?banal]
• Hyphenation: ba?nal

Adjective

banal

1. banal (common)

   Synonym: biasa

2. rude

   Synonym: kasar

Further reading

• “banal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Luxembourgish

Adjective

banal (masculine banalen, neuter banaalt, comparative méi banal, superlative am banaalsten)

1. banal

Declension

Malay

Etymology

From Dutch banaal, from French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banal/
• Rhymes: -anal, -nal, -al

Adjective

banal (Jawi spelling ?????, plural banal-banal)

1. banal (common)

   Synonym: basi

Further reading

• “banal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Masbatenyo

Adjective

banál

1. holy; divine

Portuguese

Adjective

banal m or f (plural banais, comparable)

1. banal (common)
2. hackneyed (repeated too often)

   Synonyms: batido, trivial

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

From French banal.

Adjective

banal m or n (feminine singular banal?, masculine plural banali, feminine and neuter plural banale)

1. commonplace

Declension

Related terms

• banalitate

Spanish

Etymology

From French banal, from Medieval Latin bannalis, from bannum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba?nal/, [ba?nal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

banal (plural banales)

1. banal

Derived terms

Further reading

• “banal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Tagalog

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

banal

1. pious

English

Noun

banan (plural banans)

1. (rare, informal) Banana.
   • 1991, George E. Pozzetta, Immigrants on the Land: Agriculture, Rural Life, and Small Towns

     "Hundreds of them," he exclaimed, "may be seen in New Orleans today, three generations from Italy, still pushing carts, yelling 'Banans,' 'Banans,' 'Banans'!!"

Anagrams

• banna, naban

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ?????? (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana. Ultimately from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan (definite accusative banan?, plural bananlar)

1. banana

Declension

Bambara

Noun

banan

1. kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan c (singular definite bananen, plural indefinite bananer)

1. banana (fruit)

Inflection

Derived terms

Esperanto

Adjective

banan

1. accusative singular of bana

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish banan, from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan f (genitive singular bananar, plural bananir)

1. banana (fruit)

Inflection

Derived terms

• bananpálmi m

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French banane

Noun

banan

1. banana

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From either Mande or Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.na?n/, [b?.?na?n]

Noun

banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananer, definite plural bananene)

1. a banana (fruit)

Derived terms

• bananrepublikk
• bananskall
• banansplitt

References

• “banan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From either Mande or Wolof banaana, via Spanish banana or Portuguese banana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.na?n/, [b?.?na?n]

Noun

banan m (definite singular bananen, indefinite plural bananar, definite plural bananane)

1. banana (fruit)

Derived terms

• bananrepublikk
• bananskal

References

• “banan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ba.nan/

Noun

banan m anim

1. banana
2. (derogatory, slang) A young person who has rich parents and brags about it; nouveau riche, rich kid, spoiled kid.

   Synonym: bananowe dziecko

Declension

Derived terms

• bananowy

Further reading

• banan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Back-formation from banan?

Noun

banan m (plural banani)

1. banana (plant)

Declension

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French banane

Noun

banan

1. banana

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Swedish

Alternative forms

• bananas (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Portuguese or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana, of unknown origin, potentially from Arabic ??????? (ban?n, “fingertip, banana”). Cognate with Danish banan, Norwegian Bokmål banan, English banana, Dutch banaan and German Banane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba?n??n/

Noun

banan c

1. a banana

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b???nan/

Noun

banan

1. definite singular of bana

References

• banan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• banna

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ?????? (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan (definite accusative banany, plural bananlar)

1. banana

Uzbek

Etymology

From Russian ?????? (banán), from French banane, from Portuguese banana or Spanish banana, from Wolof banaana.

Noun

banan (plural bananlar)

1. banana

Declension

Related terms

• bananzor