wāsanā

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वासना (vāsanā).

Pronunciation

Noun

wāsanā

  1. the impression on the mind of acts done in a former state of existence

Further reading

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