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asana

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɑːsənə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A moth of species Melese asana, of tropical South America.

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noun

Meaning 3

Pterocarpus indicus (syn. Pterocarpus echinatus), found from southeastern Asia to northern Australia, the Solomon Islands, and the Ryukyu Islands.

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noun

Meaning 4

The wood of such trees, sometimes sold as Philippine mahogany.

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noun

Meaning 5

Indian laurel, asna (Terminalia elliptica, syn. Terminalia tomentosa), Terminalia alata, of south and southeastern Asia.

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Usage: India

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noun

Meaning 6

(Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: position, posture, attitude

Narrower terms: matsyendra

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आसन (ā́sana, āsaná, “sitting down”), from आस्ते (ā́ste, “to sit down”).

From Tagalog

Alteration of asna

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Balinese: asana — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Chinese Mandarin: 姿勢 /姿势 (zīshì) — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Czech: ásana — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Finnish: asana — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Finnish: asento — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • German: Asana — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Hungarian: ászana — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Japanese: アーサナ — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Old Javanese: āsana — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Korean: 체위 (chewi) — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Polish: asana — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Portuguese: asana — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Russian: аса́на (asána) — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Russian: а́сана (ásana) — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Spanish: asana — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Tamil: ஆசனம் (ācaṉam) — a body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga
  • Finnish: manilanveripihkapuu — Pterocarpus indicus