Bahana Meaning

Bahana/Bahaanah/Bahane

Origin: Persian

Bahana is an Urdu word, it means “excuse/pretext/evasion/reason” in English, while in Hindi it’s called as

“apvachan/kaaran.”

For eg: “Hai bahana yeh purana toh purana hi sahi” which means, “if it’s an old excuse, then let it be old.”