bakaan

See also: bak aan

Cimbrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan bacan, ultimately from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos, “Bacchus”).

Noun

bakaan m (Sette Comuni)

1. row, tumult
2. landowner

References

• “bakaan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Ojibwe

Adverb

bakaan (reduplicated form bebakaan)

1. different

   Bakaan izhinaagwad iw jiimaan.

   That boat looks different (from before).

Usage notes

bakaan often appears in sentences where the meaning of other is intended.

Related terms

• bakaan-

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/bakaan-adv-man