bian

See also: Bian, bián, biàn, biān, and biǎn

Arawak

Numeral

bian

  1. (Eastern Arawak) two.

Synonyms

Cornish

Adjective

bian

  1. little, small

Irish

Etymology

Noun

bian m (genitive singular biain, nominative plural biain)

  1. (literary) pelt, fur

Declension
Declension of bian

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bian biain
Vocative a bhiain a bhiana
Genitive biain bian
Dative bian biain

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bian na biain
Genitive an bhiain na mbian
Dative leis an mbian

don bhian

 leis na biain

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bian bhian mbian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Mandarin

Romanization

bian (Zhuyin ˙ㄅㄧㄢ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 邊, 边

bian

  1. Nonstandard spelling of biān.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of biǎn.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of biàn.

Usage notes
  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Norman

Alternative forms
  • bein (Jersey)
  • byin (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French bien, from Latin bene.

Adverb

bian (comparative mux)

  1. (Guernsey) well

Derived terms
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