nirwana
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na
Noun[edit]
nirwana n (uncountable)
Anagrams[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay nirwana borrowing Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nirwana
- heaven
- (Hinduism) extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit
- (Buddhism) absolute extinction or annihilation (= शून्य (śūnya)) of individual existence or of all desires and passions
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “nirwana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Noun[edit]
nirwana (Jawi spelling نيروان, plural nirwana-nirwana, informal 1st possessive nirwanaku, 2nd possessive nirwanamu, 3rd possessive nirwananya)
- (Hinduism) extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit
- (Buddhism) absolute extinction or annihilation (= शून्य (śūnya)) of individual existence or of all desires and passions
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
- “nirwana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nirwana f
Declension[edit]
Declension of nirwana
Further reading[edit]
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