nirwana
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na
Noun
nirwana n (uncountable)
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nirwana borrowing Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nirwana
- heaven
- (Hinduism) extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit
- (Buddhism) absolute extinction or annihilation (= शून्य (śūnya)) of individual existence or of all desires and passions
Synonyms
Further reading
- “nirwana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Noun
nirwana (Jawi spelling نيروان, plural nirwana-nirwana, informal 1st possessive nirwanaku, 2nd possessive nirwanamu, 3rd possessive nirwananya)
- (Hinduism) extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit
- (Buddhism) absolute extinction or annihilation (= शून्य (śūnya)) of individual existence or of all desires and passions
References
- Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 128
Further reading
- “nirwana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nirwana f
Declension
Declension of nirwana