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nirvana

/nɪrˈvɑːn(ɑː)/ India
/nɪəˈvɑː.nə/ Australia, UK
/nəˈvɑː.nə/ Australia, UK
/nɪɹˈvɑ.nə/ US
/nəɹˈvɑ.nə/ US
/nəɹˈvæn.ə/ US

Rhymes with -ɑːnə, -ɑːn

Where it comes from

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.

noun nirvanas

countable, uncountable Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
Similar: nibbana
colloquial, countable, uncountable State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss. 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.

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Closest in meaning: eden, promised land, paradise, shangri-la, heaven, sutra, bliss, enlightenment, beatitude, ecstasy, transcendence, euphoria, serenity, liberation, moksha, samadhi

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noun Buddhism: cessation of suffering

Español	nirvana
한국어	열반 yeolban, 니르바나 nireubana, 해탈 haetal, 적멸 jeongmyeol
日本語	寂滅 jakumetsu, 涅槃 nehan, 入滅 nyūmetsu
中文	涅槃 nièpán, 圓寂 /圆寂 yuánjì
हिन्दी	निर्वाण nirvāṇ
Português	nirvana
Français	nirvana
Deutsch	Nirvana, Nirwana
Ελληνικά	νιρβάνα nirvána
Русский	нирва́на nirvána
Tiếng Việt	niết bàn, vô vi, tự tại, an lạc
العربية	اَلنِّرْفَانَا an-nirfanā

noun state of bliss

Español	nirvana
한국어	열반 yeolban, 니르바나 nireubana, 해탈 haetal
日本語	入寂 nyūjaku, 涅槃 nehan
中文	涅槃 nièpán, 入寂 rùjì
हिन्दी	निर्वाण nirvāṇ
Português	nirvana
Français	nirvana
Deutsch	Nirvana, Nirwana
Ελληνικά	νιρβάνα nirvána
Русский	нирва́на nirvána
Tiếng Việt	niết bàn
العربية	اَلنِّرْفَانَا an-nirfanā

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@misc{nirvana_2026,
  title = {nirvana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nirvana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}