열반

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Korean

Alternative forms

  • 녈반 (nyeolban) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 涅槃 (nirvana)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeolban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeolban
McCune–Reischauer?yŏlban
Yale Romanization?yel.pan

Noun

열반 (yeolban) (hanja 涅槃)

  1. nirvana (buddhist state of bliss)