Bayan

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of chromatic button accordion developed in Russia in the early 20th century.
  2. 2
    A lecture.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A county of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَيَان (bayān).

Etymology 3

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴彦 (Bāyàn).

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