ghana

See also: Ghana and Ghána

English

Etymology

From Maltese għana, from Arabic غِناء (ḡināʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnə/ (approaching Maltese)

Noun

ghana (uncountable)

1. (music) A style of Maltese folk singing

Anagrams

• Gahan, Hagan

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit घन (ghana, “compact mass or substance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.na/
• Rhymes: -na
• Homophone: gaṇa
• Hyphenation: gha‧na

Noun

ghana

1. cloud

Derived terms

• ghanāgama

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦒꦤ (gana) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬖᬦ (gana)

Further reading

• "ghana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.