prana
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑːnə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Noun
prana (countable and uncountable, plural pranas)
- (Hinduism, yoga) Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force. [from 18th c.]
- 1919, Swami Paramananda, transl., The Upanishads:
- He it is who sends the (in-coming) Prana (life-breath) upward and throws the (out-going) breath downward.
- 1919, Swami Paramananda, transl., The Upanishads:
- He who knows Aditi, who rises with Prana (the Life Principle), existent in all the Devas.
- 1919, Swami Paramananda, transl., The Upanishads:
- May my limbs, speech, Prana (life-force), sight, hearing, strength and all my senses, gain in vigor.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpra.na/
- Rhymes: -ana
- Hyphenation: prà‧na
Further reading
- prana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprana/
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpra.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: pra‧na
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- prana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Participle
prana (Cyrillic spelling прана)
- inflection of prati:
- feminine singular passive past participle
- neuter plural passive past participle
Spanish
Further reading
- “prana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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