आसन
Sanskrit
noun
Definitions
- seat, chair
- a comfortable position
- sitting, sitting down, the way of sitting
- sitting in peculiar posture according to the custom of devotees
- halting, stopping, encamping
- abiding, dwelling
- seat, place, stool
- the withers of an elephant, the part where the driver sits
- maintaining a post against an enemy
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hā́stay inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́stay inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ḗsti.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁ḗsti
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- asana English
- shirshasana English
- yogasana English
- асана Russian
- κάθημαι Ancient Greek
- ἧμαι Ancient Greek
- *h₁ḗsti Proto-Indo-European
- आस् Sanskrit
- पद्म Sanskrit
- पद्मासन Sanskrit
- योग Sanskrit
- योगासन Sanskrit
- शीर्ष Sanskrit
- शीर्षासन Sanskrit
- सिंह Sanskrit
- सिंहासन Sanskrit
- आसन Hindi
- शीर्षासन Hindi
- सिंहासन Hindi
- อาสน Thai
- อาสนะ Thai
- อาสน์ Thai
- asana Indonesian
- padma Indonesian
- padmasana Indonesian
- singgasana Indonesian
- singgahsana Malay
- āsana Pali
- *Hā́stay Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Hā́s Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *Hā́stay Proto-Indo-Aryan
- asāṃ Tocharian B
- āsäñc Tocharian A
- āsām Tocharian A
- āsāṃ Tocharian A