nibbāna

== Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa). === Noun === nibbāna n (Buddhism) nirvana ==== Usage notes ==== The word nibbāna takes on many synonyms and epithets in Pali literature, and thus it can be referred to in ways besides nibbāna. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: နိဗ္ဗာန် (nibban) → Chinese: 涅槃 (nièpán) → Khmer: និព្វាន (nɨppiən) → Lao: ນິພານ (ni phān) → Sinhalese: නිර්වාණ (nirwāṇa), නිවන (niwana) → Thai: นิพพาน (níp-paan) → Vietnamese: niết bàn === Further reading === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “nibbāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead