Mongolian

Alternative forms

• ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠨ‎ ‎(bayan‎)

Adjective

баян • ‎(bajan)

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

Noun

баян • ‎(bajan)

1. plutocrat
2. 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

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

Synonyms

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

Declension

See also

• Баян (slang)