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prana

/ˈpɹɑːnə/ UK

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From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa, “breath; life”).

noun pranas

Hinduism, countable, uncountable Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force. He it is who sends the (in-coming) Prana (life-breath) upward and throws the (out-going) breath downward.

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@misc{prana_2026,
  title = {prana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}