nirvana
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
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Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Noun
nirvana (countable and uncountable, plural nirvanas)
- (Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- (non-Buddhist colloquial usage) State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.
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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).
Noun
nirvana
Declension
Inflection of nirvana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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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 nirvanain rare | |
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 | |
abessive | nirvanatta | nirvanoitta | |
instructive | — | nirvanoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).
Noun
nirvana m (invariable)
Related terms
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)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nirvàna f (Cyrillic spelling нирва̀на)
Declension
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)
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- pt:Buddhism
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