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yanas

yanas is the plural of yana.

Meaning of yana

Noun

yana (plural yanas)

  1. 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

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Noun capitalized: Yanas

Yanas

  1. (plural) plural of Yana

Questions about yanas

What is yanas the plural of?
Yanas is the plural of yana.
What part of speech is yanas?
Yanas is a noun.

Words near yanas in the dictionary

  1. yanakunas
  2. Yanam
  3. Yanan
  4. Yanans
  5. Yanaon
  6. yanas
  7. Yanbian
  8. YANBU
  9. yance
  10. Yancey
  11. Yancey County

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