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English

Etymology 1

From Russian ????? (baján); named after the 11th-century bard Boyan.

Noun

bayan (plural bayans)

1. A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.

Translations

See also

• garmon

Etymology 2

From Arabic ??????? (bay?n).

Noun

bayan (plural bayans)

1. (Islam) A lecture.

Anagrams

• banya

Hausa

Preposition

bayan

1. behind, after

Kavalan

Noun

bayan

1. old leaves

Manchu

Romanization

bayan

1. Romanization of ?????

Tagalog

Etymology

Contracted from Tagalog bahayan ("place of houses"), from bahay +? -an.

Noun

báyan

1. town; municipality; city
2. nation; country
3. motherland; native land
4. downtown area; commercial area
5. (historical) a polity or state during the precolonial period of the Philippines

Derived terms

• kababayan (“compatriot”)

Turkish

Noun

bayan (definite accusative bayan?, plural bayanlar)

1. woman

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