nirvana

WOTD - 21 June 2006    

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Etymology

Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa), “‘blown or put out, extinguished’”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɪəˈvɑːnə/ (British English), IPA: /nɪrˈvɑnə/ (American English)
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• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

Singular nirvana

Plural -

nirvana (-)

1. () The complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of no-self; enlightenment.
2. In non-Buddhist usage, state of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.

Translations

cessation of suffering

Dutch: nirwana n. Finnish: onni, autuus French: nirvana m. German: Nirvana n., Nirwana n.

Hungarian: nirvána Lao: ນິພານ lo(lo) (niphaan) Polish: nirwana f. Spanish: nirvana m.

Buddhist state of bliss

Dutch: nirwana n. Finnish: nirvana French: nirvana m. German: Nirvana n., Nirwana n.

Hungarian: nirvána Polish: nirwana f. Spanish: nirvana m.

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Spanish

Noun

nirvana m.

1. nirvana

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