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asana¹

  • /ˈɑːsənə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (ā́sana, āsaná, “sitting down”), from आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”).

noun asanas

  1. A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga. Near-synonyms: pose, position, posture, stance

    Similar: pose, position, posture, stance

  2. A moth of species Melese asana, of tropical South America.

asana²

Where it comes from

From Tagalog

noun asanas

  1. Pterocarpus indicus (syn. Pterocarpus echinatus), found from southeastern Asia to northern Australia, the Solomon Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands.

    Similar: angsana, Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus

  2. The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.

asana³

Where it comes from

Alteration of asna

noun

  1. India Indian laurel, asna (Terminalia elliptica, syn. Terminalia tomentosa), Terminalia alata, of south and southeastern Asia.

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noun a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga

Españolasana
한국어체위 chewi
日本語アーサナ
中文姿勢 /姿势 zīshì
हिन्दीआसन āsan
Portuguêsasana
DeutschAsana
Русскийаса́на asána, а́сана ásana

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"asana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asana.

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@misc{asana_2026,
  title = {asana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/asana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}