นิพพาน

Thai

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ^†นฤพาน (ná-rʉ́-paan)
• ^†นิรพาณ
• ^†นิรวาณ
• ^†นิฤๅพาน
• ^†นิฤๅพาร

 

Etymology

From Pali nibbāna (“extinction”); perhaps via Old Khmer nibbāna (“nirvāṇa: final beatitude achieved through emancipation from the cycle of rebirth by extinction of the passions”).

Compare Old Khmer nirbvāṇa, nirbvāna, nirbāna, nirabāna, nirrabāna, nibvāṇa, nibvāna; Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer nirvvāṇa; Angkorian Old Khmer nirvvāṇa, nirvāṇa. And compare Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).

Cognate with Modern Khmer និវ៌ាណ (nĭវ៌ាណ), Khmer និព្វាន (nɨppiən), Khmer និរពាន (nipiən).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		นิพพาน n i b b ā n
Phonemic		นิบ-พาน n i ɓ – b ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	níp-paan
	Royal Institute	nip-phan
(standard) IPA(key)		/nip̚˦˥.pʰaːn˧/(R)

Noun

นิพพาน • (níp-paan)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) nirvāṇa.
2. (of a buddha, high priest, or monarch, archaic when applied to other people than the buddhas) death.
3. (slang) supreme bliss; ecstasy.

Verb

นิพพาน • (níp-paan) (abstract noun การนิพพาน)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) to attain nirvāṇa.
2. (of a buddha, high priest, or monarch, archaic when applied to other people than the buddhas) to die.
3. (slang) to experience supreme bliss; to experience ecstasy.

Derived terms

• ปรินิพพาน (bpà-rí-níp-paan)