বাহানা

Bengali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bahana/, [ˈbahanaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bahana/, [ˈbahanaˑ]

Noun

বাহানা • (bahana)

  1. excuse
  2. pretence
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