Bajan

A shortened form of Bar-Bajan, a phonetically spelled form of Barbadian.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪd͡ʒən/
• Rhymes: -eɪdʒən

Bajan (plural Bajans)

1. (demonym) A Barbadian.

Bajan

1. A Creole language spoken on the island of Barbados.
2. A surname.

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.

• banja

From bajać +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.jan/
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: Ba‧jan

Bajan m pers

1. a male surname

Bajan f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

• “Bajan”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022