nirwana

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See also: Nirwana and nirwaną

Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na

Noun

nirwana n (uncountable)

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Anagrams

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Malay nirwana borrowing Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nir.wa.na/
  • Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na

Noun

nirwana

  1. heaven
  2. (Hinduism) extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit
  3. (Buddhism) absolute extinction or annihilation (= शून्य (śūnya)) of individual existence or of all desires and passions

Synonyms

Further reading

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)

  1. (Hinduism) extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit
  2. (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

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲirˈva.na/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: nir‧wa‧na

Noun

nirwana f

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Declension

Declension of nirwana
singular plural
nominative nirwana nirwany
genitive nirwany nirwan
dative nirwanie nirwanom
accusative nirwanę nirwany
instrumental nirwaną nirwanami
locative nirwanie nirwanach
vocative nirwano nirwany

Further reading

  • nirwana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nirwana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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