prana

See also: praną and prána

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa, “breath; life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑːnə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

prana (countable and uncountable, plural pranas)

1. (Hinduism, yoga) Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force. [from 18th c.]
   • 1919, The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda:

     He it is who sends the (in-coming) Prana (life-breath) upward and throws the (out-going) breath downward.

   • 1919, The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda:

     He who knows Aditi, who rises with Prana (the Life Principle), existent in all the Devas.

   • 1919, The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda:

     May my limbs, speech, Prana (life-force), sight, hearing, strength and all my senses, gain in vigor.

Derived terms

• pranic

Anagrams

• Rapan

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Italian

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa, “breath, life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpra.na/, [ˈpr̺äːn̺ä]
• Hyphenation: prà‧na

Noun

prana m (uncountable)

1. prana

References

• prana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpra.na/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa).

Noun

prana f

1. (Hinduism) prana

Declension

Declension of prana

	singular
nominative	prana
genitive	prany
dative	pranie
accusative	pranę
instrumental	praną
locative	pranie
vocative	prano

Etymology 2

Participle

prana

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of prany

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin plāna.

Noun

prana

1. (Campidanese) plane (tool)