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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بهانه (bahāne, mahāna, māna, “a pretext, an excuse, reputed blemish, defect or fault”),[1][2] from Classical Persian بهانه (bahâne, “excuse”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.haːˈne/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧ne
Noun
bahane (definite accusative bahaneyi, plural bahaneler)
- An excuse, a made-up reason to hide the real one.
- Synonym: mazeret
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بهانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 415
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بهانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 298
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bahane”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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