nirwana

See also: Nirwana and nirwaną

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: nir‧wa‧na

Noun

nirwana n (uncountable)

1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Anagrams

• winnaar

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

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

Synonyms

• surga

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

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

Noun

nirwana (Jawi spelling نيروان, plural nirwana-nirwana, informal 1st possessive nirwanaku, 2nd possessive nirwanamu, 3rd possessive nirwananya)

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

References

• 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

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

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲirˈva.na/

• Audio:

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

Noun

nirwana f

1. (Buddhism) nirvana

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

Further reading

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