nirvana

See also: Nirvana and nirvána

English
WOTD – 21 June 2006

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɪəˈvɑːnə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /nɪɹˈvɑnə/, /nɚˈvɑnə/
    • Audio (US)(file)
  • (Indian English) IPA(key): /nɪɾˈʋɑːn(ə)/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

nirvana (countable and uncountable, plural nirvanas)

  1. (Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
  2. (non-Buddhist colloquial usage) State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).

Noun

nirvana

  1. nirvana

Declension
Inflection of nirvana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative nirvana nirvanat
genitive nirvanan nirvanoiden
nirvanoitten
partitive nirvanaa nirvanoita
illative nirvanaan nirvanoihin
singular plural
nominative nirvana nirvanat
accusative nom. nirvana nirvanat
gen. nirvanan
genitive nirvanan nirvanoiden
nirvanoitten
nirvanainrare
partitive nirvanaa nirvanoita
inessive nirvanassa nirvanoissa
elative nirvanasta nirvanoista
illative nirvanaan nirvanoihin
adessive nirvanalla nirvanoilla
ablative nirvanalta nirvanoilta
allative nirvanalle nirvanoille
essive nirvanana nirvanoina
translative nirvanaksi nirvanoiksi
instructive — nirvanoin
abessive nirvanatta nirvanoitta
comitative — nirvanoineen

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).

Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvana)

  1. nirvana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃na

Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana (complete cessation of suffering)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nirʋǎna/
  • Hyphenation: nir‧va‧na

Noun

nirvàna f (Cyrillic spelling нирва̀на)

  1. nirvana

Declension
Declension of nirvana
singular plural
nominative nirvana nirvane
genitive nirvane nirvana
dative nirvani nirvanama
accusative nirvanu nirvane
vocative nirvano nirvane
locative nirvani nirvanama
instrumental nirvanom nirvanama

References
  • “nirvana” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).

Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

  1. nirvana
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.