nirwana

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na

Noun

nirwana n (uncountable)

1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Anagrams

• winnaar

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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

• surga

Further reading

• “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.

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Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲirˈva.na/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

nirwana f

1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Declension

Declension of nirwana

	singular	plural
nominative	nirwana	nirwany
genitive	nirwany	nirwan
dative	nirwanie	nirwanom
accusative	nirwanę	nirwany
instrumental	nirwaną	nirwanami
locative	nirwanie	nirwanach
vocative	nirwano	nirwany

Further reading

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