asana

See also: ásana, āsana, āṣaṇa, and asaną

English

Etymology 1

The cobra position, a common asana

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːsənə/

Noun

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.

Translations

a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga

• Balinese: ᬆᬲᬦ (asana)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 姿勢／姿势 (zh) (zīshì)

• Czech: ásana f
• Finnish: asana (fi), asento (fi)
• German: Asana f
• Hungarian: ászana (hu)
• Japanese: アーサナ
• Korean: 체위 (ko) (chewi)
• Old Javanese: āsana
• Polish: asana (pl) f
• Portuguese: asana m or f
• Russian: аса́на (ru) f (asána), а́сана (ru) f (ásana)
• Spanish: asana (es) m

Further reading

• asana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (Pterocarpus indicus): angsana, Pterocarpus indicus f. echinatus

Etymology 3

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

Noun

asana

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

Translations

Pterocarpus indicus

• Finnish: manilanveripihkapuu

See also

• Category:en:Yoga poses

References

• Asana (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “asana”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC. (supplement)
• “asana”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Sana'a, Sanaa

Balinese

Romanization

asana

1. Romanization of ᬆᬲᬦ (“posture”)

Finnish

Etymology

From Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

asana

1. (yoga) asana

Declension

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

Further reading

• “asana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Further reading

• “asana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asa.na/
• Rhymes: -na
• Homophones: āsana, aśana
• Hyphenation: asa‧na

Noun

asana

1. (botany) Terminalia.

Derived terms

• aṅasana
• māsana

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦤ (sana)

Further reading

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsa.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: a‧sa‧na

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आसन (āsana).

Noun

asana f

1. asana

Declension

Declension of asana

	singular	plural
nominative	asana	asany
genitive	asany	asan
dative	asanie	asanom
accusative	asanę	asany
instrumental	asaną	asanami
locative	asanie	asanach
vocative	asano	asany

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

asana m inan

1. genitive singular of asan

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French assainir or German assanieren.

Verb

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

1. to drain a swamp

Conjugation

    conjugation of asana (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a asana
gerund			asanând
past participle			asanat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	asanez	asanezi	asanează	asanăm	asanați	asanează
	imperfect	asanam	asanai	asana	asanam	asanați	asanau
	simple perfect	asanai	asanași	asană	asanarăm	asanarăți	asanară
	pluperfect	asanasem	asanaseși	asanase	asanaserăm	asanaserăți	asanaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să asanez	să asanezi	să asaneze	să asanăm	să asanați	să asaneze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		asanează			asanați
	negative		nu asana			nu asanați

References

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

asana m (plural asanas)

1. asana

Further reading

• “asana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014