বাহানা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بهانه (bahāna). Compare Hindi बहाना (bahānā), Gujarati બહાનું (bahānũ).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /baɦana/, [ˈbaɦanaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /baɦana/, [ˈbaɦanaˑ]

Noun

বাহানা • (bahana)

1. excuse
2. pretence