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bylina

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /bəˈliːnə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian были́на (bylína).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բիլինա (bilina) — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Belarusian: былі́на (bylína) — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勇士讚歌 /勇士赞歌 (yǒngshì zàngē) — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Crimean Tatar: bılina — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Czech: bylina — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Finnish: bylina — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • French: byline — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Georgian: ბილინა (bilina) — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • German: Bylina — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Hebrew: בילינה — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Japanese: ブィリーナ (bwirīna) — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Korean: 빌리나 (billina) — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Polish: bylina — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Portuguese: bilina — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Russian: были́на (bylína) — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Russian: ста́рина (stárina) — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Slovak: bylina — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Spanish: bylina — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem
  • Ukrainian: били́на (bylýna) — traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem