ฌาน

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

jhāna (Latin script)
𑀛𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
झान (Devanagari script)
ঝান (Bengali script)
ඣාන (Sinhalese script)
ဈာန (Burmese script)
ᨫᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
ឈាន (Khmer script)

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna).

Noun

ฌาน n

(Buddhism) a state of collected, full-body awareness
meditation

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali झान (jhāna, “a stage of meditation”). Compare Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฌาน d͡ʑʰ ā n
Phonemic		ชาน d͡ʑ ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	chaan
	Royal Institute	chan
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕʰaːn˧/
Homophones edit		ชาญ ชาน ชาร ชาล

Noun

ฌาน • (chaan)

dhyana, jhana

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