Reincarnation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)

a second or new birth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌiːɪŋkɑːɹnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌiːɪŋkɑːnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌiːɪŋkɑːnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌiːɪŋkɑːɹnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

his reincarnation as a lion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rebirth renascence

Parts of Speech

noun	embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form) “his reincarnation as a lion”
noun	a second or new birth
noun	the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions

Word Forms

reincarnate

verb

be born anew in another body after death

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reinkarnation

Verkörperung in einer neuen Form (insbesondere das Wiedererscheinen einer Person in einer anderen Form)

🇫🇷French

réincarnation

incarnation sous une nouvelle forme (notamment la réapparition d'une personne sous une autre forme)

🇪🇸Spanish

reencarnación

encarnación en una nueva forma (especialmente la reaparición o una persona en otra forma)

🇮🇹Italian

reincarnazione

incarnazione in una nuova forma (in particolare la ricomparsa o una persona in un'altra forma)

🇳🇱Dutch

reïncarnatie

belichaming in een nieuwe vorm (vooral de terugkeer of een persoon in een andere vorm)

🇵🇹Portuguese

reencarnação

encarnação em uma nova forma (especialmente o reaparecimento ou uma pessoa em outra forma)

🇷🇺Russian

реинкарнация

воплощение в новой форме (особенно повторное появление или человека в другой форме)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनर्जन्म

एक नए रूप में अवतार (विशेष रूप से पुनः प्रकट होना या किसी अन्य रूप में कोई व्यक्ति)

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনর্জন্ম

একটি নতুন আকারে মূর্ত রূপ (বিশেষত পুনরাবির্ভাব বা অন্য আকারে একজন ব্যক্তি)

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுபிறவி

ஒரு புதிய வடிவத்தில் உருவகம் (குறிப்பாக மறு தோற்றம் அல்லது மற்றொரு வடிவத்தில் ஒரு நபர்)

🇮🇳Telugu

పునర్జన్మ

ఒక కొత్త రూపంలో స్వరూపం (ముఖ్యంగా తిరిగి కనిపించడం లేదా మరొక రూపంలో ఉన్న వ్యక్తి)

🇮🇳Marathi

पुनर्जन्म

नवीन स्वरूपात मूर्त रूप (विशेषत: पुन्हा दिसणे किंवा दुसर्या स्वरूपात एखादी व्यक्ती)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પુનર્જન્મ

નવા સ્વરૂપમાં મૂર્ત સ્વરૂપ (ખાસ કરીને ફરીથી દેખાવ અથવા અન્ય સ્વરૂપમાં વ્યક્તિ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುನರ್ಜನ್ಮ

ಹೊಸ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಕಾರ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുനർജന്മം

ഒരു പുതിയ രൂപത്തിലുള്ള രൂപം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വീണ്ടും പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റൊരു രൂപത്തിൽ ഒരു വ്യക്തി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁਨਰ ਜਨਮ

ਇੱਕ ਨਵੇਂ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੂਪ (ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮੁੜ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تناسخ

ایک نئی شکل میں مجسم (خاص طور پر دوبارہ ظہور یا کسی دوسری شکل میں ایک شخص)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

投胎

以新的形式体现（特别是再现或以另一种形式出现的人）

🇯🇵Japanese

生まれ変わり

新しい形での具体化（特に再登場または別の形での人物）

🇰🇷Korean

재생

새로운 형태의 구현(특히 재현이나 다른 형태의 인물)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tái sinh

hiện thân dưới một hình thức mới (đặc biệt là sự xuất hiện trở lại hoặc một người ở hình thức khác)

🇹🇭Thai

การกลับชาติมาเกิด

การปรากฏอยู่ในรูปแบบใหม่ (โดยเฉพาะการปรากฏอีกครั้งหรือบุคคลในรูปแบบอื่น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

reinkarnasi

perwujudan dalam bentuk baru (terutama kemunculan kembali atau seseorang dalam bentuk lain)

🇵🇭Filipino

muling pagkakatawang-tao

sagisag sa isang bagong anyo (lalo na ang muling paglitaw o isang tao sa ibang anyo)

🇲🇾Malay

penjelmaan semula

penjelmaan dalam bentuk baharu (terutamanya kemunculan semula atau seseorang dalam bentuk lain)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التناسخ

التجسيد في شكل جديد (خاصة الظهور مرة أخرى أو الشخص في شكل آخر)

🇮🇷Persian

تناسخ

تجسم به شکلی جدید (مخصوصاً ظهور یا شخصی به شکل دیگری)

🇹🇷Turkish

reenkarnasyon

yeni bir biçimde vücut bulma (özellikle yeniden ortaya çıkma veya başka bir biçimde bir kişi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

גִלגוּל נְשָׁמוֹת

התגלמות בצורה חדשה (במיוחד ההופעה מחדש או אדם בצורה אחרת)

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