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prana

pra·na
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prah-nuh]
    • /ˈprɑ nə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prah-nuh]
    • /ˈprɑ nə/

Definitions of prana word

  • noun prana Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle. 1
  • noun prana Yoga. one of five vital breaths moving in the body. 1
  • noun prana (in Oriental medicine, martial arts, etc) cosmic energy believed to come from the sun and connecting the elements of the universe 0

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Origin of prana

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30, prana is from the Sanskrit word prāṇa breath

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Parts of speech for Prana

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

prana popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

prana usage trend in Literature

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