bahana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bahana, from Classical Malay bahana, from Pali bhāṇa, from Sanskrit भनति (bhanati, to sound, to speak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [baˈhana]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧na

Adjective

bahana

  1. loud sound.
  2. echo, resonance.
  3. (obsolete) great, lovely
  4. (obsolete) clear, real

Further reading

Malagasy

Noun

bahana

  1. barrier
  2. impediment, hindrance

Noun

bahana

  1. a straddling position
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