ghana

See also: Ghana and Ghána

English

Etymology

From Maltese għana, from Arabic غِناء (ḡināʔ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːnə/ (approaching Maltese)

Noun

ghana (uncountable)

  1. (music) A style of Maltese folk singing

Anagrams

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit घन (ghana, “compact mass or substance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.na/
  • Rhymes: -na
  • Homophone: gaṇa
  • Hyphenation: gha‧na

Noun

ghana

  1. cloud

Derived terms

  • ghanāgama

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦒꦤ (gana) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬖᬦ (gana)

Further reading

  • "ghana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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