Bajan

See also: bajan and baján

English

Etymology

A shortened form of Bar-Bajan, a phonetically spelled form of Barbadian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɪd͡ʒən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒən

Noun

Bajan (plural Bajans)

  1. (demonym) A Barbadian.

Proper noun

Bajan

  1. A Creole language spoken on the island of Barbados.
  2. A surname.

Translations
Barbadian — see Barbadian

Adjective

Bajan (comparative more Bajan, superlative most Bajan)

  1. Barbadian.
    • 2021, Colson Whitehead, Harlem Shuffle, Fleet, pages 241–242:
      A faction recalled Duke mentioning Bajan ancestry at some point, which lent credence to the tale.

Derived terms

Translations
Barbadian — see Barbadian

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

From bajać +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈba.jan/
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: Ba‧jan

Proper noun

Bajan m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension
Declension of Bajan
singular plural
nominative Bajan Bajanowie
genitive Bajana Bajanów
dative Bajanowi Bajanom
accusative Bajana Bajanów
instrumental Bajanem Bajanami
locative Bajanie Bajanach
vocative Bajanie Bajanowie

Proper noun

Bajan f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Derived terms
proper nouns
  • Bajanowa
  • Bajanówna

Further reading
  • “Bajan”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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