yana
/ˈjɑː.nə/
yana noun: any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.
Noun (1)
yana (plural yanas)
- Any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.
- The Tibetan word for yana is thekpa, which means "that which lifts you up." Anything that lifts you up and takes you to your destination is a yana.2013, Chögyam Trungpa, chapter 1, in Judith L. Lief, editor, The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion, volume 2
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Yana
Yana
- A female given name from the Slavic languages. A romanization of the Bulgarian or Russian or Ukrainian name Я́на (Jána).
- A river in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia that rises near Verkhoyansk and flows into the Yana Bay of the Laptev Sea.
Noun (2) capitalized: Yana
Yana (plural Yanas or Yana)
- A member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Yana
Yana
- The now extinct language of the Yana people, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.
- Synonyms:
- Yanan
yana meaning in Sanskrit, Vietnamese and Myanmar
yana in Sanskrit
- any of the three vehicles of Buddhist practice
- यान yāna
yana in Vietnamese
- any of the three vehicles of Buddhist practice
- thừa
yana in Myanmar
- any of the three vehicles of Buddhist practice
- ယာန yana.
Synonyms of yana
Forms of yana
| plural | yanas |
|---|---|
| plural | Yanas |
| plural | Yana |
Origin of yana
Transliteration of Sanskrit यान (yāna, “vehicle”).
Cognate to English Jane, ultimately from Hebrew, feminine form of Ioannes ( =John).
From Yana yana (“person, people”).
Words that rhyme with yana
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- Guadiana
- ikebana
- kana
- mana
- mañana
- nana
- nirvana
- poinciana
- Rilkeana
- Alaskana
- Arthuriana
- Australiana
- Bondiana
- breweriana
- bwana
- Canadiana
- Chauceriana
- comicana
- cricketana
- dhyana
- Disneyana
- Edwardiana
- fata morgana
- fistiana
- Forteana
- ghana
- golfiana
- Guyana
- hentaigana
- Johnsoniana
- Kellyana
- Kiwiana
- liana
- librariana
- man'yōgana
- militariana
- ohana
- omniana
- parmigiana
- Pompeiana
- prana
- Qiana
- railroadiana
- railwayana
- Rosh Hashanah
- Setswana
- Shakespeareana
- Shaviana
Questions about yana
- What does yana mean?
- Yana means any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.
- What is yana in Sanskrit?
- Yana in Sanskrit is यान (yāna). See Yana meaning in Sanskrit.
- What part of speech is yana?
- Yana can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce yana?
- Yana is pronounced /ˈjɑː.nə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of yana?
- The plural of yana is yanas.
Words near yana in the dictionary
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