bahanda

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa, “good; wares; merchandise”). Compare Malay benda and Javanese ꦧꦤ꧀ꦝ (bandha).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bahanˈdaʔ/ [bɐ.hɐn̪ˈd̪aʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧han‧da

Noun

bahandâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜈ᜔ᜇ) (obsolete)

  1. load; weight; burden
    Synonym: bahala

Further reading

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