bahana

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.ha.na/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧na

Adjective

bahana

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

Further reading

Malagasy

Noun

bahana

  1. barrier
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