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Etymology
From the Sanskrit निर�वाण, "eternal", "absolution","eternal", "final liberation"

Pronunciation
IPA|/nɪ��v��n�/ (British English), IPA|/nɪr�v��n�/ (American English)
audio|en-us-nirvana.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��n�|-��n�

Noun
en-noun|-

1. context|BuddhismThe absence of all attachment to longing.
2. context|Buddhism A blissful state attained through recognition of no-self; enlightenment.
3. In non-Buddhist usage, state of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.

Translations
trans-top|absence of longing
Dutch: nirvana n
French: nirvana m
German: Nirvana n, Nirwana n
Polish: nirwana f
trans-mid
Spanish: nirvana m
trans-bottom

trans-top|state of pleasure
Dutch: nirvana n
Finnish: onni, autuus
French: nirvana m
German: Nirvana n, Nirwana n
Polish: nirwana f
trans-mid
Spanish: nirvana m
trans-bottom

trans-top|Buddhist state of bliss
Dutch: nirvana n
Finnish: nirvana
French: nirvana m
German: Nirvana n, Nirwana n
Polish: nirwana f
trans-mid
Spanish: nirvana m
trans-bottom

Spanish

Noun
nirvana m

1. nirvana

Category:Sanskrit derivations
Category:Spanish nouns with irregular gender

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