asana

ˈɑː.sə.nə

Definition

Definition of asana - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

yoga

TECH.

posture adopted in yoga

TECH.

She held the asana for several minutes during her practice.

pose

posture

wood

TECH.

tropical hardwood sold as mahogany for furniture making

TECH.

The table is made of asana wood.

mahogany

timber

wood

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posture adopted in yoga

Origin of asana

Sanskrit, āsana (seat or posture)

Examples of asana in a sentence

Each asana requires focus and balance to perform correctly.
Asana wood is prized for its durability.
The craftsman carved the statue from asana.

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French:posture, ...
German:Asana, Asanaholz, ...
Italian:asana, legno di asana, ...
Spanish:asana, caoba de asana, ...
Portuguese:asana, madeira de asana, ...
Chinese:瑜伽姿势, 阿萨纳木, ...
Japanese:アサナ, アサナ材, ...
Arabic:وَضْعِيَّة, خَشَب أَسانا, ...
Hebrew:אָסַנָה, עֵץ אָסַנָה, ...
Russian:поза йоги, ...
Ukrainian:поза йоги, дерево асана, ...
Hindi:आसन, असाना लकड़ी, ...
Bengali:আসন, আসনা কাঠ, ...
Catalan:asana, fusta d'asana, ...
Czech:ásana, asana, ...
Danish:asana, asanatræ, ...
Dutch:asana, asanahout, ...
Greek:άσανα, ασάνα, ...
Hungarian:ászana, aszanafa, ...
Khmer:ក្បាច់យោគៈ, ឈើរឹងតំបន់ត្រូពិកដែលលក់ជាឈើម៉ាហូហ្គានីសម្រាប់ធ្វើគ្រឿងសង្ហារិម, ...
Korean:아사나, 아사나 목재, ...
Persian:آسانا, چوب آسنا, ...
Polish:asana, drewno asana, ...
Portuguese (BR):asana, madeira de asana, ...
Romanian:asana, lemn de asana, ...
Swedish:asana, asanaträ, ...
Thai:อาสนะ, ไม้ต้นอาซานา, ...
Turkish:asana, asana ağacı, ...
Vietnamese:tư thế yoga, gỗ asana, ...

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