Definition
A crescent-shaped sand dune found in deserts with unidirectional wind, also spelled barcan.
Etymology
From Arabic 'barkhān,' adopted into English and other European languages through geographic scientific literature.
Kelly Says
Barchans prove that physics works the same everywhere—their crescent shape is mathematically inevitable when wind hits sand at certain angles, creating nature's own geometry!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባርቻን ደብ
ba-r-chan deb
BNবাংলা
বর্চানের সৈকত
bor-chan-er soik-to
CACatalà
barchan
bar-chan
CSČeština
barchan
bar-chan
DADansk
barchandun
bar-chan-doon
DEDeutsch
Barchan-Düne
bar-chan-doon-e
ELΕλληνικά
ψαμμίνα βάρχαν
psam-mi-na bar-chan
ESEspañol
duna barchan
doo-na bar-chan
FAفارسی
کوه بَرْچَن
koh bar-chan
FISuomi
barchan-suu
bar-chan-soo
FRFrançais
dune de barchan
doon duh bar-shan
HAHA
barchan dune
bar-chan doo-ne
HEעברית
חולית בַּרַחְן
cho-lit bar-chan
HIहिन्दी
बार्चान टीला
ba-r-chan ti-la
HUMagyar
barchan-sivatag
bar-chan-si-va-tag
IDBahasa Indonesia
barchan dune
bar-chan doo-ne
IGIG
barchan dune
bar-chan doo-ne
ITItaliano
duna barchan
doo-na bar-chan
JA日本語
バーチャンドゥン
ba-cha-n doo-n
KMKM
បារចាន មាស
ba-r-chan ma-as
KO한국어
바르찬 모래 언덕
ba-r-chan mo-rae un-deok
MSBahasa Melayu
barchan dune
bar-chan doo-ne
MYမြန်မာ
ဘားစဲလန် ကျောက်
ba-r-se-lan kya-ouk
NLNederlands
barchandun
bar-chan-doon
NONorsk
barchandun
bar-chan-doon
PLPolski
barchanowa wydma
bar-chan-owa vid-ma
PTPortuguês
duna barchan
doo-na bar-chan
RORomână
duna barchan
doo-na bar-chan
RUРусский
барханная дюна
bar-khan-naya doo-na
SVSvenska
barchandun
bar-chan-doon
SWKiswahili
barchan dune
bar-chan doo-ne
TAதமிழ்
பார்ச்சான் சேல
pa-r-chan sa-el
TEతెలుగు
బార్చాన్ బీచ్
ba-r-chan beech
THไทย
เนินทรายบาร์ชัน
neen-trai ba-r-chan
TLTL
barchan dune
bar-chan doo-ne
TRTürkçe
barchan kum tepesi
bar-chan kum te-pe-si
UKУкраїнська
барханна дюна
bar-khan-na doo-na
VITiếng Việt
dunes barchan
doon barchan
YOYO
barchan dune
bar-chan doo-ne
ZH中文
巴旦 dune
ba-dan doo-n
ZUZU
barchan dune
bar-chan doo-ne