See also: ásana, āsana, āṣaṇa, and asaną

English

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Etymology 1

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The cobra position, a common asana

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

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asana (plural asanas)

  1. A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.
    • 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 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 []
  2. A moth of species Melese asana, of tropical South America.
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Etymology 2

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From Tagalog This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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asana (plural asanas)

  1. Pterocarpus indicus (syn. Pterocarpus echinatus), found from southeastern Asia to northern Australia, the Solomon Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands.
  2. The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.
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Etymology 3

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Alteration of asna This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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asana

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

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Romanization

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asana

  1. Romanization of ᬆᬲᬦ (posture)

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑsɑnɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠ɑ̝nɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): a‧sa‧na

Noun

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asana

  1. (yoga) asana

Declension

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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
asanain rare
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
abessive asanatta asanoitta
instructive asanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of asana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative asanani asanani
accusative nom. asanani asanani
gen. asanani
genitive asanani asanoideni
asanoitteni
asanaini rare
partitive asanaani asanoitani
inessive asanassani asanoissani
elative asanastani asanoistani
illative asanaani asanoihini
adessive asanallani asanoillani
ablative asanaltani asanoiltani
allative asanalleni asanoilleni
essive asananani asanoinani
translative asanakseni asanoikseni
abessive asanattani asanoittani
instructive
comitative asanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative asanasi asanasi
accusative nom. asanasi asanasi
gen. asanasi
genitive asanasi asanoidesi
asanoittesi
asanaisi rare
partitive asanaasi asanoitasi
inessive asanassasi asanoissasi
elative asanastasi asanoistasi
illative asanaasi asanoihisi
adessive asanallasi asanoillasi
ablative asanaltasi asanoiltasi
allative asanallesi asanoillesi
essive asananasi asanoinasi
translative asanaksesi asanoiksesi
abessive asanattasi asanoittasi
instructive
comitative asanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative asanamme asanamme
accusative nom. asanamme asanamme
gen. asanamme
genitive asanamme asanoidemme
asanoittemme
asanaimme rare
partitive asanaamme asanoitamme
inessive asanassamme asanoissamme
elative asanastamme asanoistamme
illative asanaamme asanoihimme
adessive asanallamme asanoillamme
ablative asanaltamme asanoiltamme
allative asanallemme asanoillemme
essive asananamme asanoinamme
translative asanaksemme asanoiksemme
abessive asanattamme asanoittamme
instructive
comitative asanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative asananne asananne
accusative nom. asananne asananne
gen. asananne
genitive asananne asanoidenne
asanoittenne
asanainne rare
partitive asanaanne asanoitanne
inessive asanassanne asanoissanne
elative asanastanne asanoistanne
illative asanaanne asanoihinne
adessive asanallanne asanoillanne
ablative asanaltanne asanoiltanne
allative asanallenne asanoillenne
essive asanananne asanoinanne
translative asanaksenne asanoiksenne
abessive asanattanne asanoittanne
instructive
comitative asanoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative asanansa asanansa
accusative nom. asanansa asanansa
gen. asanansa
genitive asanansa asanoidensa
asanoittensa
asanainsa rare
partitive asanaansa asanoitaan
asanoitansa
inessive asanassaan
asanassansa
asanoissaan
asanoissansa
elative asanastaan
asanastansa
asanoistaan
asanoistansa
illative asanaansa asanoihinsa
adessive asanallaan
asanallansa
asanoillaan
asanoillansa
ablative asanaltaan
asanaltansa
asanoiltaan
asanoiltansa
allative asanalleen
asanallensa
asanoilleen
asanoillensa
essive asananaan
asananansa
asanoinaan
asanoinansa
translative asanakseen
asanaksensa
asanoikseen
asanoiksensa
abessive asanattaan
asanattansa
asanoittaan
asanoittansa
instructive
comitative asanoineen
asanoinensa

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit आसन (āsana). Doublet of angsana and sana.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈasa.na]
  • Hyphenation: asa‧na
  • Rhymes: -na, -a

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asana (first-person possessive asanaku, second-person possessive asanamu, third-person possessive asananya)

  1. asana, a body position.
    Synonyms: pose, gerakan
  2. seat, chair.
  3. sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees.
  4. (archaeology) related to definitions above.

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit असन, आशन (asana, āśana, Indian laurel).

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asana

  1. (botany) Terminalia.

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  • Javanese: ꦱꦤ (sana)

Further reading

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  • "asana" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈsa.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: a‧sa‧na

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Noun

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asana f

  1. asana
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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asana m inan

  1. genitive singular of asan

Further reading

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  • asana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • asana in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French assainir or German assanieren.

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a asana (third-person singular present asanează, past participle asanat) 1st conj.

  1. to drain a swamp

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References

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  • asana in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈsana/ [aˈsa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: a‧sa‧na

Noun

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asana m (plural asanas)

  1. asana

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