баян

Mongolian

Alternative forms

ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ‎ (bayan‎)

Adjective

баян • (bajan)

rich, luxuriant, abundant, opulent, splendid, affluent, wealthy, prosperous

Noun

баян • (bajan)

plutocrat
profusion, wealth, abundance

Russian

Etymology

The “old joke” sense originated from a joke (Internet meme) at http://www.anekdot.ru — "Хоронили тёщу — порвали два баяна" (when we buried my mother-in-law, we broke two accordions).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bɐˈjan]

Noun

бая́н • (baján) m inan (genitive бая́на, nominative plural бая́ны, genitive plural бая́нов)

баян

a large Russian or Ukrainian accordion, bayan
(Internet slang) an old joke
(slang) syringe

Declension

Declension of бая́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бая́н baján	бая́ны bajány
genitive	бая́на bajána	бая́нов bajánov
dative	бая́ну bajánu	бая́нам bajánam
accusative	бая́н baján	бая́ны bajány
instrumental	бая́ном bajánom	бая́нами bajánami
prepositional	бая́не bajáne	бая́нах bajánax

Synonyms

(accordion): (a common type) аккордео́н (akkordeón)
(accordion): (a Russian type) гармо́ника (garmónika), гармо́нь (garmónʹ), гармо́шка (garmóška)
(joke): прико́л (prikól)
(joke): шу́тка (šútka)

See also

Баян (slang)

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