# nirvana
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”), the second part cognate with Russian ве́тер (véter, “wind”), weather, vent and wind.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /nɪəˈvɑːnə/
* (US) IPA: /nɪɹˈvɑnə/, /nɚˈvɑnə/, /nɚˈvænə/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (India) IPA: /nɪɾˈʋɑːn(ə)/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːnə

### Noun

nirvana (countable and uncountable, plural nirvanas)
* (Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
* (non-Buddhist, colloquial) State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace.
** 1988 February 7, Stephanie Poggi, “What's Choice Got To Do With It?”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 5:Welcome to this celebration of legal abortion. I wish January 22 meant more than that. The truth is that we are not winging our way to a state of nirvana for reproductive rights.

#### Derived terms

* goonvana
* nerdvana
* nirvana fallacy
* nirvanic
* parinirvana

#### Translations
### Further reading

* nirvana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Anirvan, navarin

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnirʋɑnɑ/, [ˈnirʋɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -irʋɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: nir‧va‧na

### Noun

nirvana
* nirvana

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nirvana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirvanani
nirvanani
accusative
nom.
nirvanani
nirvanani
gen.
nirvanani
genitive
nirvanani
nirvanoideni nirvanoitteni nirvanaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nirvanaani
nirvanoitani
inessive
nirvanassani
nirvanoissani
elative
nirvanastani
nirvanoistani
illative
nirvanaani
nirvanoihini
adessive
nirvanallani
nirvanoillani
ablative
nirvanaltani
nirvanoiltani
allative
nirvanalleni
nirvanoilleni
essive
nirvananani
nirvanoinani
translative
nirvanakseni
nirvanoikseni
abessive
nirvanattani
nirvanoittani
instructive
comitative
—nirvanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirvanasi
nirvanasi
accusative
nom.
nirvanasi
nirvanasi
gen.
nirvanasi
genitive
nirvanasi
nirvanoidesi nirvanoittesi nirvanaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nirvanaasi
nirvanoitasi
inessive
nirvanassasi
nirvanoissasi
elative
nirvanastasi
nirvanoistasi
illative
nirvanaasi
nirvanoihisi
adessive
nirvanallasi
nirvanoillasi
ablative
nirvanaltasi
nirvanoiltasi
allative
nirvanallesi
nirvanoillesi
essive
nirvananasi
nirvanoinasi
translative
nirvanaksesi
nirvanoiksesi
abessive
nirvanattasi
nirvanoittasi
instructive
comitative
—nirvanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirvanamme
nirvanamme
accusative
nom.
nirvanamme
nirvanamme
gen.
nirvanamme
genitive
nirvanamme
nirvanoidemme nirvanoittemme nirvanaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nirvanaamme
nirvanoitamme
inessive
nirvanassamme
nirvanoissamme
elative
nirvanastamme
nirvanoistamme
illative
nirvanaamme
nirvanoihimme
adessive
nirvanallamme
nirvanoillamme
ablative
nirvanaltamme
nirvanoiltamme
allative
nirvanallemme
nirvanoillemme
essive
nirvananamme
nirvanoinamme
translative
nirvanaksemme
nirvanoiksemme
abessive
nirvanattamme
nirvanoittamme
instructive
comitative
—nirvanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirvananne
nirvananne
accusative
nom.
nirvananne
nirvananne
gen.
nirvananne
genitive
nirvananne
nirvanoidenne nirvanoittenne nirvanainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nirvanaanne
nirvanoitanne
inessive
nirvanassanne
nirvanoissanne
elative
nirvanastanne
nirvanoistanne
illative
nirvanaanne
nirvanoihinne
adessive
nirvanallanne
nirvanoillanne
ablative
nirvanaltanne
nirvanoiltanne
allative
nirvanallenne
nirvanoillenne
essive
nirvanananne
nirvanoinanne
translative
nirvanaksenne
nirvanoiksenne
abessive
nirvanattanne
nirvanoittanne
instructive
comitative
—nirvanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nirvanansa
nirvanansa
accusative
nom.
nirvanansa
nirvanansa
gen.
nirvanansa
genitive
nirvanansa
nirvanoidensa nirvanoittensa nirvanainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nirvanaansa
nirvanoitaan nirvanoitansa
inessive
nirvanassaan nirvanassansa
nirvanoissaan nirvanoissansa
elative
nirvanastaan nirvanastansa
nirvanoistaan nirvanoistansa
illative
nirvanaansa
nirvanoihinsa
adessive
nirvanallaan nirvanallansa
nirvanoillaan nirvanoillansa
ablative
nirvanaltaan nirvanaltansa
nirvanoiltaan nirvanoiltansa
allative
nirvanalleen nirvanallensa
nirvanoilleen nirvanoillensa
essive
nirvananaan nirvananansa
nirvanoinaan nirvanoinansa
translative
nirvanakseen nirvanaksensa
nirvanoikseen nirvanoiksensa
abessive
nirvanattaan nirvanattansa
nirvanoittaan nirvanoittansa
instructive
comitative
—nirvanoineen nirvanoinensa :

### Further reading

* “nirvana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /niʁ.va.na/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)
* nirvana

### Further reading

* “nirvana”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nirˈva.na/
* Rhymes: -ana
* Hyphenation: nir‧và‧na

### Noun

nirvana m (invariable)
* nirvana

#### Related terms

* nirvanico

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /niʁˈvɐ̃.nɐ/ [niɦˈvɐ̃.nɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /niʁˈvɐ̃.nɐ/ [niɦˈvɐ̃.nɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /niɾˈvɐ̃.nɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /niʁˈvɐ̃.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /niɻˈvɐ.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /niɾˈvɐ.nɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /niɾˈvɐ.nɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /niɾˈba.nɐ/ [niɾˈβa.nɐ]
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nɐ
* Hyphenation: nir‧va‧na

### Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)
* (Buddhism) nirvana (complete cessation of suffering)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nirvana.

### Noun

nirvana f (uncountable)
* nirvana

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nirʋǎna/
* Hyphenation: nir‧va‧na

### Noun

nirvàna f (Cyrillic spelling нирва̀на)
* nirvana

#### Declension
### References

* “nirvana”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) +‎ वा (vā, “to blow”). The masculine gender in Spanish seems to adapt the neuter gender of the Sanskrit original, compare mantra, yoga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /niɾˈbana/ [niɾˈβ̞a.na]
* Rhymes: -ana
* Syllabification: nir‧va‧na

### Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)
* nirvana

### Further reading

* “nirvana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10