майдан

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See also: мајдан

Karaim

Etymology

From Persian میدان (meydân).

Noun

майдан (maydan)

  1. square (open space in a town)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic مایدان
Cyrillic майдан
Latin maidan

Etymology

From Persian میدان, from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Noun

майдан (maidan)

  1. battlefield
  2. (military) front

Declension

Nogai

Etymology

From Persian میدان (meydân).

Noun

майдан (maydan)

  1. square (open space in a town)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a Turkic language (compare Turkish meydan (square)), ultimately from Persian and Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān). The extended meanings are from Ukrainian майда́н (majdán).

Pronunciation

Noun

майда́н (majdánm inan (genitive майда́на, nominative plural майда́ны, genitive plural майда́нов, relational adjective майда́новский)

  1. (regional) public square, marketplace, maidan, meidan
  2. (Ukraine) public square in Ukraine; maidan
    Майда́н Незале́жностиMajdán NezaléžnostiMaidan Nezalezhnosti/Independence Square (square in Kiev, Ukraine)
  3. (by extension, politics) a revolution, a rebellion, similar to the Ukrainian maidan movement.

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Derived terms

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian майда́нъ (majdán). From a Turkic language (compare Turkish meydan (square)), ultimately from Persian and Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐi̯ˈdan]
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Noun

майда́н (majdánm inan (genitive майда́ну, nominative plural майда́ни, genitive plural майда́нів)

  1. public square
    Synonyms: пло́ща (plóšča), (small) сквер (skver)
    Майда́н Незале́жностіMajdán NezaléžnostiMaidan Nezalezhnosti/Independence Square (square in Kiev, Ukraine)

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Maidan

References