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ban.

money; coin

3 characters1 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

noun/ban/
  1. money; coin

    masculine
  2. ban (unit of currency, one hundredth of a leu)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Unknown: * Perhaps from Medieval Latin *bannus (“communication”), perhaps through a German intermediate. * Other theories derive the word from Proto-Slavic *banъ (“master, lord”) (via Serbo-Croatian or Hungarian). * Ultimate Mongolian origin (баян (bajan, “rich lord; plutocrat”)) has also been proposed.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.