Etymology

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From Pali nibbāna, from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [niʔ˧.pʰaːn˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [niʔ˧˨.pʰaːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ນິ-ພານ
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

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ນິພານ (ni phān)

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana
  2. death