āsana

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See also: asana, ásana, and asaną

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (āsana, seat, chair)

Pronunciation

Noun

āsana

  1. sitting
  2. seat
  3. dwelling
  4. posture (of seating)

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Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦱꦤ (sana), ꦱꦱꦤ (sasana)
  • Balinese: ᬆᬲᬦ (asana, posture)

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Noun

āsana n

  1. sitting, sitting down
  2. seat, throne

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