"Bana" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

bána - Husband, a married man, whose
wife is alive; to take a husband, to join a
man in wedlock. Sín-o man ang banáhon
mo? Whom then are you going to marry?
Ayáw pagbanáha ang isá ka laláki nga
walâ sing pagtóo. Beware of marrying a
man without faith. Kon magbána ka, pilíon
mo ang isá ka laláki nga maáyo sing
pamatásan. If you marry, choose a man of
good behaviour. Indì ka magpabána sang

bánà – bangá
ímo anák sa isá ka laláki nga matámad.
Don’t give your daughter in marriage to a
lazy fellow. (cf. pamána, pangasáwa;
asáwa—wife).

bánà - (B) Opinion, guess, surmise,
thought; to think, guess, opine, surmise.
Ginabánà ko nga magaulán karón sa
hápon. I guess it will rain this afternoon.
Sa ákon bánà índì siá makatabók sa subâ,
kay may bahâ. In my opinion he cannot
cross the river, because it is in flood. (cf.
bántà).

banâ - (B) To respect, revere, reverence,
venerate, defer to, honour, show
consideration or regard for. Banaá ang
ímo mga ginikánan. Honour your parents.
Ginabanâ níya iníng táo. He respects this
man. Indì mo na akó ikabanâ. You have no
consideration or respect for me any more.
Tungúd sa anó man nga walâ na ikáw
pagbanâ sa ákon? Why do you no longer
show any consideration for me? (cf. bálhot,
táhud, tahâ, panagubáli).

banà = balanà.

banà pasi- v [A; a] call s.
o.
s attention to, warn.
Gipasiban-an (gipasibanáan) ku siya sa dílì pagpúnay ug kúyug adtung tawhána, I warned her not to go out with that man all the time.

banà ka-, paka- v [A13; c] dílì, walà fail to pay attention, remain unconcerned.
Walà siya magkabanà (magpakabanà) sa ákung mga prublíma, He did not pay any attention to my prob-lems.
Walà giyud níya ikabanà (ipakabanà) ang nahitabù nákù, He remained unconcerned about what happened to me.
banàbánà n estimation.
Sa ímung banàbánà, maáyu ba siyang táwu?
Do you size him up as a good man?
v [A; a12] make an estimate.
Banàbanáa kun pila, Estimate how much it will cost.

bána n husband.
v [A123S; a12] get, take for a husband.
Si Dína nakabana ug Nigru, Dina was married to a Negro.
Usa ka hingpit nga laláki ang ákung banáhun, If I get married, it will have to be a complete gentleman.
paN- v [A23S; a] for women to get married.
Uy Pilar, mamána ka na, Pilar, you should get married now!
pamanhunun n husband-to-be.
banabána n common-law husband.
v [A12; c1] have, take a common-law husband.