bandana

bandana

See also: bandaną

English

girl wearing a Portugal bandana

Alternative forms

• bandanna
• bandanno
• bandannoe (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बन्धन (bandhan, “the act of binding, a bond”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”). Related to Hindi बांधना (bāndhnā, “to tie”). Doublet of bind.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /bænˈdæn.ə/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ænə
• Hyphenation: ban‧dan‧a

Noun

bandana (plural bandanas)

1. A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
2. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed a uniform red or dark colour, by discharging portions of the color by chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under pressure.[1]

Derived terms

• abandannaad
• bandanaed
• bandana code
• bandana of the Everglades
• bandana thrash

Descendants

• → Indonesian: bandana
• → Italian: bandana
• → Japanese: バンダナ (bandana)
• → Polish: bandana
• → Portuguese: bandana
• → Russian: бандана (bandana)

Translations

large kerchief

Afrikaans: bandana, groot sakdoek Bulgarian: голяма цветна носна кърпа (goljama cvetna nosna kǎrpa) Chinese: Mandarin: 頭巾／头巾 (zh) (tóujīn), 大手帕 (dàshǒupà), (elegant, feminine) 印花絲巾／印花丝巾 (yìnhuā sījīn) Czech: šátek (cs) m Finnish: huivi (fi), päähuivi (fi) Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Piratenkopftuch n, Piratentuch n, Halstuch (de) n, Kopftuch (de) n Indonesian: bandana Japanese: バンダナ (bandana) Korean: 밴대나 (baendaena) Navajo: zéédéełtsooz Polish: bandana (pl) f Portuguese: bandana f Russian: банда́на (ru) f (bandána) Spanish: pañoleta f Turkish: bandana (tr) Welsh: bandana (cy) m, bandanas (cy) m pl

See also

• bandana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From English bandana, borrowed from Hindi बन्धन (bandhan, “he ties”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banda.na/
• Hyphenation: banda‧na

Noun

bandana (plural bandanas)

1. bandana

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Indonesian

Etymology

From English bandana, from Hindi बन्धन (bandhan, “he ties”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [banˈda.na]
• Hyphenation: ban‧da‧na

Noun

bandana (first-person possessive bandanaku, second-person possessive bandanamu, third-person possessive bandananya)

1. bandana.

Further reading

• “bandana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Noun

bandana f (plural bandane)

1. bandana

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bandana, from Hindi बन्धन (bandhan, “he ties”), from Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, “he binds”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, bond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈda.na/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: ban‧da‧na

Noun

bandana f (diminutive bandanka)

1. kerchief, bandana

Declension

Declension of bandana

	singular	plural
nominative	bandana	bandany
genitive	bandany	bandan
dative	bandanie	bandanom
accusative	bandanę	bandany
instrumental	bandaną	bandanami
locative	bandanie	bandanach
vocative	bandano	bandany

Further reading

• bandana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bandana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈdɐ̃.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈdɐ.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈdɐ.nɐ/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
• Hyphenation: ban‧da‧na

Noun

bandana f (plural bandanas)

1. bandana (piece of cloth worn as headgear)