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Meaning of "prana" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRANA

From Sanskrit, literally: life-force.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRANA

prana  [ˈpranə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRANA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prana is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRANA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prana

Prana is the Sanskrit word for "life force"; in yoga, Oriental medicine, and martial arts, the term refers to a cosmic energy believed to come from the sun and connecting the elements of the universe. The universal principle of energy or force, responsible for the body's life, heat and maintenance, prana is the sum total of all energy that is manifest in the universe. This life energy, prana has been vividly invoked and described in Vedas. In Ayurveda, tantra and Tibetan medicine "praṇā vāyu" is the basic vāyu from which all the other vāyus arise.vikas It is analogous to qi.

Definition of prana in the English dictionary

The definition of prana in the dictionary is cosmic energy believed to come from the sun and connecting the elements of the universe.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRANA

pralltriller
pram
pram face
pranayama
prance
prancer
prancingly
prandial
prandially
Prandtl
prang
prank
prank flash
prankful
prankingly
prankish
prankishly
prankishness
pranksome
prankster

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRANA

Americana
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banana
Botswana
Dana
Diana
French Guiana
Ghana
guarana
Guiana
Guyana
Indiana
kirana
lana
Louisiana
mana
Montana
Purana
rana
Tirana

Synonyms and antonyms of prana in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prana» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRANA

Find out the translation of prana to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prana from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prana» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

普拉纳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prana
570 millions of speakers

English

prana
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्राण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

برانا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прана
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Prana
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prana
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prana
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プラーナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프라나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prana
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

prana
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரானா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прана
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prana
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πράνα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

prana
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

prana
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

prana
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prana

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRANA»

The term «prana» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.663 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRANA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prana

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRANA»

Discover the use of prana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Power of Prana: Breathe Your Way to Health and Vitality
Presents the authors' method of combining breathing retention exercises and physical stretching to increase energy and enhance overall health and well-being.
Stephen Co, Eric B. Robins, 2011
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Prana, Pranayama, Prana Vidya
Chiefly on Prãanayãama Yoga, the art of breath control.
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati, 1994
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Tantric Yoga and the Wisdom Goddesses: Spiritual Secrets of ...
8. INTEGRAL. DEVELOPMENT. OF. PRANA,. TEJAS. AND. OJAS: Balancing. the . Spiritual. Elements. While some Yoga practitioners may need to develop one of these three energies primarily, if one is particularly low, the usual procedure is ...
‎1996
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The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Mark Dahlby. dream is the prana. The literal translation of the Tibetan word for prana, lung, is "wind," but it is more descriptive to call it the vital wind force. Prana is the foundational energy of all experience, of all life.
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Mark Dahlby, 2004
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Exploring Auras: Cleansing and Strengthening Your Energy Field
Prana resembles electric currents flowing through your body, transmitting commands from your brain through your nerves. Without prana, you would be a corpse. You could not move or breathe. Your blood would not circulate, lungs would not ...
Susan G. Shumsky, 2006
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Beyond Power Yoga: 8 Levels of Practice for Body and Soul
To do this, you need to be able to, in yoga terminology, “pull in your Prana” and direct it where you want it to go. I don't think I could have explained it quite like this at the time. I just did it. On some level I knew that by conscious direction of my  ...
Beryl Bender Birch, 2010
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The Primal Power in Man: The Kundalini Shakti
The causal state of all manifested forces and powers is Prana ShaktL Before creation the Prana Shakti lives in its unconditional and unmanifested causal state . The vital forces and the mind are the two aspects of the Supreme Prana Of these  ...
Swami Narayanananda, 1996
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Practical Lessons in Yoga
Prana means breath and Ayamameans control. By Pranayama is meant the control ofPrana and the vital forces of the body. Pranayama begins with the regulation of breath and ends in establishing full and perfect control over the life- currents ...
Swami Sivananda, 1997
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Yoga Journal
individual self into Itself. The prana kriya mudras are energetic mudras (prana = life force, kriya = cleansing) used to induce a progressively deepening, open, and alert meditative awareness. Like the last two mudra sets, they do not so much ...
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Exploring Chakras: Awaken Your Untapped Energy
Chapter 3 The Key to Life: The Key to Life: The Key to Life: The Key to Life: The Key to Life: PranaPranaPranaPranaPrana “Indra [the supreme deity] said: 'I am Prana (breath), O Rishi, thou art Prana, all things are Prana. For it is Prana who ...
Susan G. Shumsky, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRANA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prana is used in the context of the following news items.
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Company Shares of Prana Biotechnology Ltd Drops by -7.94%
Prana Biotechnology Ltd (NASDAQ:PRAN) has lost 7.94% during the past week and dropped 1.69% in the last 4 weeks. The shares are ... «News Watch International, Jul 15»
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Morning Buzz: Medgenics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MDGN), Taiwan …
Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ:PRAN) shares fell -3.33% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.16. PRAN return on assets is ... «Stock Transcript, Jul 15»
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Chavez resigns ODC position
The first step that Morton anticipates in the coming months is to receive and test a demonstration vehicle. Morton said another company, Prana, ... «Odessa American, Jul 15»
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Athleta Opening Fifth Store in LA Area
Other retail outposts joining Athleta on opening day include Lucky Brand, Prana and Michael Stars, as well as a number of restaurants. Athleta ... «Apparel News, Jul 15»
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Meet the Toxic Chemicals That Are Lurking in Your Yoga Pants
Both brands partner with bluesign technologies, as do REI, Puma, prAna, Marmot, Nike, and Lululemon. Smaller brands have also been ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
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Technical Report on Drug Manufacturers - Other Stocks -- Synergy …
Technical Report on Drug Manufacturers - Other Stocks -- Synergy Pharma, Teva Pharma, Orexigen Therapeutics, Prana Biotechnology, and ... «Virtual Press Office, Jul 15»
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Breathing Life into a High-Tech, Glowing Sphere
But on a human level, “PRANA” doesn't live up to its promise of a spiritual or meditative experience and neither does it quite breathe new life ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
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Stress-free Greece: 5 great yoga retreats
... for all types, from active yoga styles like Ashtanga to more "fashionable" approaches such as Vinyasa Flow and Shiva Rea's Prana Flow. «WDSU New Orleans, Jul 15»
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Running Stocks: Southwest Georgia Financial Corp. (NYSEMKT …
On June 30, Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ:PRAN) announced the safety outcomes of the IMAGINE Extension study in patients with ... «Property Mentor, Jul 15»
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Company Shares of Prana Biotechnology Ltd Rally 8.62%
Shares of Prana Biotechnology Ltd (NASDAQ:PRAN) appreciated by 8.62% during the past week but lost 5.97% on a 4-week basis. The shares ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»

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