Буян
See also: буян
Russian
Alternative forms
- Буя́нъ (Buján) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Various etymologies are proposed for this name.
Per Vasmer, related to a word that meant "an elevated place open on all sides, a market square, a barn". According to Vladimir Dal, the name was possibly from Proto-Turkic *buydan, meaning "elevated space, market square", making it somewhat related to майда́н (majdán).
According to Potebna and Preobr., related to an obsolete term, буй (buj), which meant "a hill, an open place, a crowded place", making it derived from Proto-Slavic *bujati (“to grow rapidly, to rage”). Another theory suggests that the name was from Proto-Slavic *bujanъ or Proto-Slavic *bujьnъ (“stormy, violent”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʊˈjan]
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Proper noun
Буя́н • (Buján) m inan (genitive Буя́на)
- (folklore) Buyan (in medieval Russian folklore, a mysterious island with the ability to appear and disappear with the tide; the home of the Zoryas (solar goddesses) and three brothers representing the Northern, Western, and Eastern Winds)
Declension
Declension of Буя́н (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Буя́н Buján |
| genitive | Буя́на Bujána |
| dative | Буя́ну Bujánu |
| accusative | Буя́н Buján |
| instrumental | Буя́ном Bujánom |
| prepositional | Буя́не Bujáne |
Descendants
- → English: Buyan
- → French: Bouïane
- → Japanese: ブヤン
- → Polish: Bujan
- → Serbo-Croatian: Бујан
- → Ukrainian: Буя́н (Buján)