ฌาน
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
ฌาน n
- (Buddhism) a state of collected, full-body awareness
- meditation
Thai edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Pali jhāna (“a stage of meditation”), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna). Doublet of เซน/เซ็น (seen).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ฌาน d͡ʑʰ ā n | |
| Phonemic | ชาน d͡ʑ ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | chaan |
| Royal Institute | chan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰaːn˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | ||
Noun edit
ฌาน • (chaan)