WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pra•na
(prä′nə),USA pronunciation n.
- Eastern Religions[Yoga, Jainism.]the vital principle.
- Eastern Religions[Yoga.]one of five vital breaths moving in the body.
- Sanskrit prāṇa breath
- 1820–30
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