bahana

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈhana/ [baˈha.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ba‧ha‧na

Noun

bahana (plural bahana-bahana)

1. loud sound
2. echo, resonance

Adjective

bahana (comparative lebih bahana, superlative paling bahana)

1. (obsolete) great, lovely
2. (obsolete) clear, real

Particle

bahana

1. (obsolete) because

Derived terms

• berbahana
• membahana
• pembahana
• pembahanaan
• terbahana

• putih bahana

Further reading

• “bahana”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malagasy

Etymology 1

Noun

bahana

1. barrier
2. impediment, hindrance

Etymology 2

Noun

bahana

1. a straddling position