It is a Sanskrit word Nirvana translates to emptiness. Nirvana became “Nirvanam” in tamil meaning nudity.Ammanam is the pure tamil word for nudity. read more
Nirvana became “Nirvanam” in tamil meaning nudity.Ammanam is the pure tamil word for nudity.Exact and Correct translation in Tamil would be “Veeduperu” Nirvana is a word which impacted many languages.The main cause of it is due to Buddhism. read more
Thus, it did not borrow the word “Nirvana” from Sanskrit. So the word Nirvaanam(நிர்வாணம்) was formed to be used for something else. Not to mention, the word Nirvana or Nirvanam does not exist with Tamil. The original spelling for Nirvana in Tamil has to be written as “நிர்வான” or “நிர்வானம்“. This has no meaning in Tamizh. read more