ꡋꡞꡘ ꡓꡋ

Middle Mongol

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Uyghur 𐽺𐽶𐽾𐽱𐽰𐽺 (nyrβʾn), from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).

Noun

ꡋꡞꡘ
ꡓꡋ (nir-wn /nirvan/)

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Descendants

  • Classical Mongolian: ᠨᠢᠷᠸᠠᠨ (nirwan)
    • Mongolian: нирваан (nirvaan)

Further reading

  • D. Tumurtogoo, editor (2010), Mongolian monuments in ʾPhags-pa script (Language and Linguistics monograph series; 42), Taipei: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, page 187
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