Hindi

Noun

बहाना • ‎(bahānā) m ‎(Urdu spelling بہانہ)

1. excuse, justification

   वह बहाने बनाने लगी।‎

   vah bahāne banāne lagī.

   She began to make excuses.

   इससे अच्छा बहाना और क्या हो सकता है?‎

   isse acchā bahānā aur kyā ho saktā hai?

   What better excuse can there be than this?

2. pretext, pretence

   अपना मज़हब के बहाना से, आतंकवादी ने एक मंदिर उड़ाया।‎

   apnā mazhab ke bahānā se, ātaṅkvādī ne ek mandir uṛāyā.

   Under the pretence of his religion, the terrorist blew up a temple.

Synonyms

• मिस ‎(mis)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बहाना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons