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語源

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.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /nɪəˈvɑːnə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /nɪɹˈvɑnə/, /nɚˈvɑnə/, /nɚˈvænə/
• (India) IPA: /nɪɾˈʋɑːn(ə)/
• 韻: -ɑːnə

名詞

nirvana (countable and uncountable, plural nirvanas)

1. (Buddhism) Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
2. (non-Buddhist, colloquial) State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.
   • 1988 February 7, Stephanie Poggi, “What's Choice Got To Do With It?”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 5:

     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.

   • 2014 February 14, Bonnie Tsui, “The Self-Reflecting Pool”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 15 August 2021:

     Though we don’t all reach nirvana when we swim, swimming may well be that last refuge from connectivity — and, for some, the only way to find the solitary self.

   • 2026 January 24, Michael Pascoe, “America’s mighty economic power has feet of clay”, in Michael West Media‎:

     No, Virginia, the combination of Trump’s tax cuts and tariffs don’t help and, yes, when the AI investment bubble pops GDP growth will drop making the deficit/GDP ratio worse, unless you believe the tech bros hype about AI suddenly delivering universal nirvana.

派生語

Further reading

• nirvana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Anirvan, navarin