Asana

/ˈɑːsənə/ noun

Definition

A Sanskrit term for a yoga posture or pose; any of the physical positions practiced in yoga.

Etymology

From Sanskrit āsana meaning 'seat' or 'sitting position.' Originally referred to proper sitting posture for meditation, later expanded to all physical yoga poses.

Kelly Says

Yoga teachers use 'asana' to describe specific poses, but the word originally just meant a comfortable way to sit down—it's wild how this concept expanded into the hundreds of poses modern yogis practice.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቅጥ
kit
ARالعربية
موقف
mo-wa-qif
BNবাংলা
পদা
po-da
CACatalà
postura
pos-too-ra
CSČeština
poloha
po-lo-ha
DADansk
stilling
stil-ling
DEDeutsch
Pose
po-ze
ELΕλληνικά
θέση
the-si
ESEspañol
postura
pos-too-ra
FAفارسی
وضعیت
va-ze-yat
FISuomi
asento
a-sen-to
FRFrançais
posture
post-ur
GUGU
સ્થિતિ
s-th-i-ti
HAHA
matsawa
mat-sa-wa
HEעברית
עמדה
e-me-da
HIहिन्दी
स्थिति
s-th-i-ti
HUMagyar
tartás
tar-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
postur
pos-tur
IGIG
ọfọ
oh-fo
ITItaliano
posizione
po-zi-zio-ne
JA日本語
姿勢
shi-sei
KKKK
тұрлау
tur-lau
KMKM
ទំរង
tum-rong
KO한국어
자세
ja-se
MRMR
स्थिती
s-th-i-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
postur
pos-tur
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံ
bon
NLNederlands
houding
ho-u-ding
NONorsk
stilling
stil-ling
PAPA
ਪੋਜੀਸ਼ਨ
po-jee-sh-un
PLPolski
postawa
pos-ta-wa
PTPortuguês
postura
pos-too-ra
RORomână
postură
pos-tu-ra
RUРусский
поза
po-za
SVSvenska
ställning
shel-ling
SWKiswahili
maumbo
ma-um-bo
TAதமிழ்
நிலை
ni-lai
TEతెలుగు
స్థితి
s-th-i-ti
THไทย
ท่าทาง
tha-tang
TLTL
posisyon
po-si-yon
TRTürkçe
pozisyon
po-zi-yon
UKУкраїнська
поза
po-za
URاردو
پوزیشن
po-zi-sh-un
VITiếng Việt
vị trí
vi-tri
YOYO
àṣọ́
a-sho
ZH中文
姿势
zhi-shi
ZUZU
umoya
u-mo-ya

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