baran

See also: Baran

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baranъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaran/
• Syllabification: ba‧ran

Noun

baran m animal

1. ram (male sheep)

Noun

baran m pers

1. (colloquial, derogatory) bonehead (idiot)

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “baran”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “baran”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1-2
• “baran”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *baranъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaran]

Noun

baran m animal (diminutive barank)

1. ram (male sheep)

Declension

Declension of baran

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	baran	barana	barany
Genitive	barana	baranowu	baranow
Dative	baranoju	baranoma	baranam
Accusative	barana	baranowu	barany, baranow
Instrumental	baranom	baranoma	baranami
Locative	baranje	baranoma	baranach

Hypernyms

• wójca (“sheep”)

Coordinate terms

• jagnje (“lamb”)
• skop (“wether”)
• śiba (“ewe”)

Derived terms

• baraniś

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “baran”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “baran”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Maranao

Noun

baran

1. target practice

Middle English

Adjective

baran

1. Alternative form of bareyne

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• باران (baran)
• баран (baran)
• պարան (paran)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥ (“water; rain”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁r- (“water”). Cognate to Central Kurdish باران (baran) and Persian باران (bârân); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːˈɾɑːn/

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Noun

baran f (Arabic spelling باران)

1. rain

Related terms

• barandin (“to cause to rain”)
• barîn (“to rain”)
• baranî

References

• Cabolov, R. L. (2001) “bārān”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, page 152
• Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 33b
• Kurdojev, K. K. (1960) “baran”, in Kurdsko-russkij slovarʹ [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Gosudarstvennoje izdatelʹstvo inostrannyx i nacionalʹnyx slovarej, page 61a
• Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “baran”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎^[2], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 24

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish baran, from Proto-Slavic *baranъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ran/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aran
• Syllabification: ba‧ran
• Homophone: Baran

Noun

baran m animal (diminutive baranek, augmentative baranisko)

1. ram (male sheep)

   Synonym: tryk

   Coordinate term: owca

2. (colloquial) ramskin, sheepskin

   Synonym: baranica

Declension

Declension of baran

	singular	plural
nominative	baran	barany
genitive	barana	baranów
dative	baranowi	baranom
accusative	barana	barany
instrumental	baranem	baranami
locative	baranie	baranach
vocative	baranie	barany

Noun

baran m pers

1. (colloquial, derogatory) bonehead (idiot)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec

Declension

Declension of baran

	singular	plural
nominative	baran	barany
genitive	barana	baranów
dative	baranowi	baranom
accusative	barana	baranów
instrumental	baranem	baranami
locative	baranie	baranach
vocative	baranie	barany

Derived terms

adjectives

• barani
• barankowaty
• barankowy

 

adverb

• na barana

 

nouns

• Baran
• baraneczek
• Baranek Boży
• baraniarz
• baranica
• baraniec
• baranina
• baraninka

 

phrase

• na Nowy Rok przybywa dnia na barani skok

 

verbs

• baranieć impf, zbaranieć pf

 

Further reading

• baran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• baran in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baranъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎran/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ran

Noun

bàran m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ран)

1. (regional) ram

   Synonym: óvan

Declension

Declension of baran

	singular	plural
nominative	baran	barani
genitive	barana	barana
dative	baranu	baranima
accusative	barana	barane
vocative	barane	barani
locative	baranu	baranima
instrumental	baranom	baranima

References

• “baran” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baranъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaran]

Noun

baran m anim (genitive singular barana, nominative plural barany, genitive plural baranov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. ram (male sheep)

Declension

Declension of baran

	singular	plural
nominative	baran	barani
genitive	barana	baranov
dative	baranovi	baranom
accusative	barana	baranov
locative	baranovi	baranoch
instrumental	baranom	baranmi

Derived terms

• baraní
• baranina

Further reading

• “baran”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish باران (baran), from Classical Persian باران (bārān).

Noun

baran

1. (obsolete) rain

Synonyms

• yağmur