Bajan

See also: bajan and baján

English

Etymology

A clipping 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

• Bajan English
• Bajanness

Translations

Barbadian — see Barbadian

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Bajan terms

Anagrams

• banja

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Polish bajać

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānusbor.

Polish -an

Polish Bajan

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, traditional married form Bajanowa, traditional unmarried form Bajanówna)

1. a female surname

Derived terms

proper nouns

• Bajanka

Further reading

• “Bajan”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030