baan

See also: ban, Baan, and baañ

Afar

Etymology

Probably related to baad (“world”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːn/

Noun

báan m

1. universe

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 57

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bāne, from Old Dutch *bana, from Proto-Germanic *banō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːn/

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• Hyphenation: baan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

baan f (plural banen, diminutive baantje n)

1. a road, way, path

   Ik zit al acht uur op de baan.

   I've sat on the road for eight hours already.

2. a track, lane
3. a job, professional occupation

   Ik heb een nieuwe baan.

   I've got a new job.

4. (sports, ball games) court, field (place for playing sports or games, in particular non-team ball games)

Derived terms

• achtbaan
• baanboef
• baanbrekend
• baanvak
• banen
• bijbaan
• busbaan
• droombaan
• glijbaan
• hondenbaan
• landingsbaan
• linkerbaan
• loopbaan
• luizenbaan
• rechterbaan
• rijbaan
• roetsjbaan
• startbaan
• streekbaan
• tweebaans

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: baan
• → Indonesian: ban

Verb

baan

1. first-person singular present indicative of banen
2. imperative of banen

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Dyula

Noun

baan

1. raphia, Raphia sudanica

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Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːn/

Noun

baan

1. mistletoe

References

• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

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Yucatec Maya

Verb

baan (transitive)

1. to get down, to bring down fruits froms a tree
2. to fall down
3. to remove, to detach, to release
4. to scatter, to spread

Inflection

    Conjugation of baan

aspect	optative	inperfective	perfective	resultative	imperative
active voice	ban	banik	banaj	banmaj	banej
antipassive voice	baannak	baan	baannaj	baannajaʼan	baannen
mediopassive voice	báanak	báanal	báan	baanal	—
passive voice	baʼanak	baʼanal	baʼan	banaʼan	—