nirwana

nirwana

1. Obsolete form of nirvana

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

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• Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na

nirwana n (uncountable)

1. (Buddhism) nirvana

• winnaar

From Malay nirwana borrowing Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).

• IPA^(key): /nir.wa.na/
• Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na

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) nirvana; absolute extinction or annihilation (= शून्य (śūnya)) of individual existence or of all desires and passions

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• “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.

From Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).

nirwana (Jawi spelling نيروان, plural nirwana-nirwana)

1. (Hinduism) extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit
2. (Buddhism) absolute extinction or annihilation (= शून्य (śūnya)) of individual existence or of all desires and passions

• 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

• “nirwana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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

• IPA^(key): /ɲirˈva.na/

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: nir‧wa‧na

nirwana f

1. (Buddhism) nirvana

• nirwana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nirwana in Polish dictionaries at PWN