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bandana

See also: bandaną

English

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girl wearing a Portugal bandana

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi बंधन (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

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /bænˈdæn.ə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ænə
  • Hyphenation: ban‧dan‧a

Noun

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bandana (plural bandanas)

  1. A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
    • 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Knife, page 123:
      Neighbours now came hurrying in, and one after another missed some trifling article of property which the deceased was known to have possessed. There were three thin spoons, real silver, on which she greatly prided herself; they were gone. A large silver watch, together with a red silk shawl and a Bandana handkerchief, very regular parts of her Sunday attire, were also not to be found.
  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

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Descendants

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

Translations

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See also

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References

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

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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bandana (plural bandanas)

  1. bandana

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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bandana (plural bandana-bandana)

  1. bandana.

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bandana.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /banˈda.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: ban‧dà‧na

Noun

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bandana f (plural bandane)

  1. bandana

Further reading

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  • bandana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • bandana in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bandana.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /banˈda.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: ban‧da‧na

Noun

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bandana f (diminutive bandanka)

  1. kerchief, bandana

Declension

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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

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Hindi बंधन (bandhan, “the act of binding, a bond”), either via English bandana[1] or French bandana.[2][3]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bandana f (plural bandanas)

  1. bandana (piece of cloth worn as headgear)

References

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  1. ^ “bandana”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
  2. ^ “bandana”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
  3. ^ “bandana”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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