बहाना bahānā

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · v.

Earlier definition

Definition

A pretext, pretence, an excuse, make believe.
To cause to flow, to cause to blow, to set afloat.
To squander, to ruin, to destroy.

Usual translation

  1. shed

Origin of the definition

बहाना bahānā baha:nā: (nm) a pretext, pretence, an excuse; make believe; (v) to cause to flow/blow; to set afloat; to squander (as पैसा बहाना); to ruin, to destroy; बहाने (से) on the pretext of; in the name of; बहानेबाज़ sham, make-believe; a pretender, given to putting forth excuses; बहानेबाज़ी shamming, make belief, pretending, putting forth excuses.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

207 occurrences

In 83 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

157 occurrences

In 55 on 1112 murlis

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Mamma

7 occurrences

In 3 on 122 murlis

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Created
Monday 7 June 2021
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