asana

See also: ásana

English

Etymology 1

The cobra position, a common asana

From Sanskrit आसन (āsana, “sitting down”), from आस्ते (āste, “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, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 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 [...].
Translations
a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga

Etymology 2

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Noun

asana (plural asanas)

  1. Any of certain trees of genus Pterocarpus
    1. Pterocarpus indicus
    2. Pterocarpus echinatus.
  2. The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.
Synonyms

See also

  • Category:en:Yoga poses

References

Anagrams

Spanish

Noun

asana m (plural asanas)

  1. asana
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