pubbesannivāsa
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
- 𑀧𑀼𑀩𑁆𑀩𑁂𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀦𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- पुब्बेसन्निवास (Devanagari script)
- পুব্বেসন্নিৰাস (Bengali script)
- පුබ්බෙසන්නිවාස (Sinhalese script)
- ပုဗ္ဗေသန္နိဝါသ or ပုၿ္ၿေသၼ္ၼိဝႃသ or ပုၿ်ၿေသၼ်ၼိဝႃသ (Burmese script)
- ปุพฺเพสนฺนิวาส or ปุพเพสันนิวาสะ (Thai script)
- ᨷᩩᨻᩛᩮᩈᨶ᩠ᨶᩥᩅᩤᩈ (Tai Tham script)
- ປຸພ຺ເພສນ຺ນິວາສ or ປຸພເພສັນນິວາສະ (Lao script)
- បុព្ពេសន្និវាស (Khmer script)
- 𑄛𑄪𑄝𑄴𑄝𑄬𑄥𑄚𑄴𑄚𑄨𑅇𑄂𑄥 (Chakma script)
Etymology
[edit]From pubbe (literally “past; ago; foregoing, previous”) + sannivāsa (literally “sharing the same residence; living together”).
Noun
[edit]pubbesannivāsa n
- (Buddhism) the state of having been a loving couple in a previous life; the state of being a soulmate.
Descendants
[edit]- Thai: บุพเพสันนิวาส (bùp-pee-sǎn-ní-wâat)