bandana

== English == === Alternative forms === bandanna bandanno bandannoe (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi बंधन (bandhan, “the act of binding, a bond”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”). Related to Hindi बाँधना (bāndhnā, “to tie”). Doublet of bind. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /bænˈdæn.ə/ Rhymes: -ænə Hyphenation: ban‧dan‧a === Noun === bandana (plural bandanas) A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed a uniform red or dark colour, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: bandana → Italian: bandana → Japanese: バンダナ (bandana) → Polish: bandana → Portuguese: bandana → Russian: бандана (bandana) ==== Translations ==== === See also === bandana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From English bandana, borrowed from Hindi बन्धन (bandhan, “he ties”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /banˈda.na/ Hyphenation: banda‧na === Noun === bandana (plural bandanas) bandana == Indonesian == === Etymology === From English bandana, from Hindi बन्धन (bandhan, “he ties”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [banˈda.na] Hyphenation: ban‧da‧na === Noun === bandana (plural bandana-bandana) bandana === Further reading === “bandana”, 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 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bandana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /banˈda.na/ Rhymes: -ana Hyphenation: ban‧dà‧na === Noun === bandana f (plural bandane) bandana === Further reading === bandana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana bandana in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bandana. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /banˈda.na/ Rhymes: -ana Syllabification: ban‧da‧na === Noun === bandana f (diminutive bandanka) kerchief, bandana ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === bandana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bandana in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Ultimately from Hindi बंधन (bandhan, “the act of binding, a bond”), either via English bandana or French bandana. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ Hyphenation: ban‧da‧na === Noun === bandana f (plural bandanas) bandana (piece of cloth worn as headgear) === References === === Further reading === “bandana”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026