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) loud sound echo, resonance === Adjective === bahana (comparative lebih bahana, superlative paling bahana) (obsolete) great, lovely (obsolete) clear, real === Particle === bahana (obsolete) because === Derived terms === === 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 barrier impediment, hindrance === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bahana a straddling position