prana
See also: praną, prána, and pɽaŋa
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa, “breath; life”).
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, The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda:
- He it is who sends the (in-coming) Prana (life-breath) upward and throws the (out-going) breath downward.
- 1919, The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda:
- He who knows Aditi, who rises with Prana (the Life Principle), existent in all the Devas.
- 1919, The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda:
- May my limbs, speech, Prana (life-force), sight, hearing, strength and all my senses, gain in vigor.
- 1919, The Upanishads translated by Swami Paramananda:
Derived terms
- pranic
Anagrams
- Rapan
Italian
Etymology
From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa, “breath, life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpra.na/
- Rhymes: -ana
- Hyphenation: prà‧na
Noun
prana m (invariable)
- prana
Further reading
- prana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprana/
Participle
prana
- feminine nominative singular of prany
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpra.na/
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: pra‧na
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa).
Noun
prana f
- (Hinduism) prana
Declension
Declension of prana
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | prana |
genitive | prany |
dative | pranie |
accusative | pranę |
instrumental | praną |
locative | pranie |
vocative | prano |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
prana
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of prany
Further reading
- prana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- prana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sardinian
Etymology
From earlier *plana, from Latin plāna.
Noun
prana
- plane (tool)
Serbo-Croatian
Participle
prana (Cyrillic spelling прана)
- inflection of prati:
- feminine singular passive past participle
- neuter plural passive past participle
Spanish
Noun
prana m (uncountable)
- (Hindusim) prana
Further reading
- “prana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014