PRANAYAMA Meaning of PRANAYAMA in English [ ˌprα:nʌ'jα:mə ]■ noun (in yoga) the regulation of the breath through certain techniques and exercises.OriginSanskrit, from prāṇa 'breath' + āyāma 'restraint'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004