FromRussianбая́н(baján); named after the 11th-centurybard Boyan.
bayan (pluralbayans)
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bayan (pluralbayans)
bāyan
bayan (pluralbayan-bayan)
FromArabicبَيَان(bayān,“explanation”).
bayan (comparativelebih bayan,superlativepaling bayan)
bayan
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bayan (Jawi spellingباين,pluralbayan-bayan)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
bayan
Contraction ofbahayan(“place of houses or buildings”), frombahay +-an. CompareKapampanganbalen.
bayan (Baybayin spellingᜊᜌᜈ᜔)
bayan (Baybayin spellingᜊᜌᜈ᜔)
bayán (Baybayin spellingᜊᜌᜈ᜔)
Syncopic form ofbayuhan, frombayo +-han.
bayán (completebinayan,progressivebinabayan,contemplativebabayan,Baybayin spellingᜊᜌᜈ᜔)(obsolete)
Coined frombay during the language reform.
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bayan (definite accusativebayanı,pluralbayanlar)
Used as a title, the word is usually capitalized and followed by a person’s name, often hersurname orfull name (as in “Bayan Ayşe Demirel”). This is unlike the more traditional titlehanım, which is used after a person’s name, most commonly just hergiven name (as in “Ayşe Hanım”).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bayan | bayanlar |
| definite accusative | bayanı | bayanları |
| dative | bayana | bayanlara |
| locative | bayanda | bayanlarda |
| ablative | bayandan | bayanlardan |
| genitive | bayanın | bayanların |
