nirwana
See also: Nirwana and nirwaną
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nirwana borrowing Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nir.wa.na/
- Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na
Noun
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
Further reading
- “nirwana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
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
- Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 128
Further reading
- “nirwana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲirˈva.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: nir‧wa‧na
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 |
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