asana
See also: ásana, āsana, and asaną
English
Etymology 1
The cobra position, a common asana
Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (ā́sana, āsaná, “sitting down”), from आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːsənə/
Noun
asana (plural asanas)
- A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 414:
- She had taught him several yoga asanas and now every morning he obediently performed them while he thought of her sitting somewhere out among the olives beyond the tower in the lotus pose which seemed to cost her no effort at all, intoning the Aum […]
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 414:
Translations
a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
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Further reading
asana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit असन (asana).
Noun
asana (plural asanas)
- Any of certain trees of genus Pterocarpus
- Pterocarpus indicus
- Pterocarpus echinatus.
- The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.
Synonyms
- (Pterocarpus indicus): angsana
- (Pterocarpus echinatus): Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus
See also
- Category:en:Yoga poses
References
- Pterocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pterocarpus at The Plant List
- asana in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911 (supplement)
- asana at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Sana'a, Sanaa
Finnish
Etymology
From Sanskrit आसन (āsana).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑsɑnɑ/, [ˈɑs̠ɑnɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑsɑnɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧sa‧na
Noun
asana
- (yoga) asana
Declension
| Inflection of asana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | asana | asanat | |
| genitive | asanan | asanoiden asanoitten | |
| partitive | asanaa | asanoita | |
| illative | asanaan | asanoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | asana | asanat | |
| accusative | nom. | asana | asanat |
| gen. | asanan | ||
| genitive | asanan | asanoiden asanoitten asanainrare | |
| partitive | asanaa | asanoita | |
| inessive | asanassa | asanoissa | |
| elative | asanasta | asanoista | |
| illative | asanaan | asanoihin | |
| adessive | asanalla | asanoilla | |
| ablative | asanalta | asanoilta | |
| allative | asanalle | asanoille | |
| essive | asanana | asanoina | |
| translative | asanaksi | asanoiksi | |
| instructive | — | asanoin | |
| abessive | asanatta | asanoitta | |
| comitative | — | asanoineen | |
| Possessive forms of asana (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | asanani | asanamme |
| 2nd person | asanasi | asananne |
| 3rd person | asanansa | |
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit आसन (āsana). Doublet of angsana and sana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈasa.na]
- Hyphenation: asa‧na
- Rhymes: -na, -a
Noun
asana (first-person possessive asanaku, second-person possessive asanamu, third-person possessive asananya)
- asana, a body position.
- Synonyms: pose, gerakan
- seat, chair.
- sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees.
- (archaeology) related to definitions above.
Further reading
- “asana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsa.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: a‧sa‧na
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).
Noun
asana f
- asana
Declension
Declension of asana
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | asana | asany |
| genitive | asany | asan |
| dative | asanie | asanom |
| accusative | asanę | asany |
| instrumental | asaną | asanami |
| locative | asanie | asanach |
| vocative | asano | asany |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
asana m inan
- genitive singular of asan
Further reading
- asana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- asana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French assainir or German assanieren.
Verb
a asana (third-person singular present asanează, past participle asanat) 1st conj.
- to drain a swamp
Conjugation
conjugation of asana (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a asana | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | asanând | ||||||
| past participle | asanat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | asanez | asanezi | asanează | asanăm | asanați | asanează | |
| imperfect | asanam | asanai | asana | asanam | asanați | asanau | |
| simple perfect | asanai | asanași | asană | asanarăm | asanarăți | asanară | |
| pluperfect | asanasem | asanaseși | asanase | asanaserăm | asanaserăți | asanaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să asanez | să asanezi | să asaneze | să asanăm | să asanați | să asaneze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | asanează | asanați | |||||
| negative | nu asana | nu asanați | |||||
References
- asana in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsana/ [aˈsa.na]
- Rhymes: -ana
- Syllabification: a‧sa‧na
Noun
asana m (plural asanas)
- asana
Further reading
- “asana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014