nirwana
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na
Noun edit
nirwana n (uncountable)
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay nirwana borrowing Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Further reading edit
- “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.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Noun edit
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 edit
- 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
Further reading edit
- “nirwana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nirwana f
Declension edit
Declension of nirwana