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nibbānāya

nibbāna

nt dat sg of nibbāna (noun)

1. (of fire) extinguishing; quenching; going out; lit. blowing away
2. (of mental defilement) complete quenching; total emancipation; complete cooling; lit. blowing away

Etymology. nī + √vā > bā + ana; from √vā 'blow, emit odour'; Sanskrit nirvāṇa [nirvā]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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