nirwana

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na

Noun

nirwana n (uncountable)

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Anagrams


Indonesian

Etymology

From 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


Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲirˈva.na/
  • (file)

Noun

nirwana f

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Declension

Further reading

  • nirwana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.