Definition
In some Southeast Asian languages (particularly Malay/Indonesian), a word meaning 'material' or 'ingredient,' though usage is specialized.
Etymology
From Malay/Indonesian bahan, derived from Sanskrit bhaga (part, share, ingredient). The word spread through maritime trade networks and reflects the long influence of Sanskrit in Southeast Asian languages.
Kelly Says
Bahan shows how Sanskrit vocabulary permeates languages across Asia even today—when an Indonesian chef talks about cooking ingredients, they're using a word descended from Sanskrit philosophers' vocabulary from 2,000 years ago!
Translations
BNবাংলা
উপকরণ
u-po-kor-on
CACatalà
ingredient
in-gre-dee-ent
DADansk
ingrediens
in-gre-dee-ens
ELΕλληνικά
συστατικό
soo-s-ta-ti-ko
ESEspañol
ingrediente
in-gre-dee-en-te
FISuomi
ainesta
ai-nes-ta
FRFrançais
ingrédient
in-gre-dee-ahn
HIहिन्दी
सामग्री
sa-am-gree
HUMagyar
összetevő
ossze-te-vo
IDBahasa Indonesia
bahan
ba-han
ITItaliano
ingrediente
in-gre-dee-en-te
MSBahasa Melayu
bahan
ba-han
NLNederlands
ingredient
in-gre-dee-ent
NONorsk
ingrediens
in-gre-dee-ens
PLPolski
składnik
skla-dnik
PTPortuguês
ingrediente
in-gre-dee-en-te
RORomână
ingredient
in-gre-dee-ent
RUРусский
ингредиент
in-gre-dee-ent
SVSvenska
ingrediens
in-gre-dee-ens
SWKiswahili
viungo
vee-un-go
TEతెలుగు
కాల్చిన
kaal-chi-na
TRTürkçe
malzeme
mal-ze-meh
UKУкраїнська
інгрідієнт
in-gri-dee-ent
VITiếng Việt
thành phần
thanh-phan
ZUZU
ingrediyent
in-gre-dee-ent