ภาวนา

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali bhāvanā (“cultivation; development”). Cognate with Khmer ភាវនា (phiəwniə).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ภาวนา bʰ ā w n ā
Phonemic		พา-วะ-นา b ā – w a – n ā
Romanization	Paiboon	paa-wá-naa
	Royal Institute	pha-wa-na
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰaː˧.wa˦˥.naː˧/

Noun

ภาวนา • (paa-wá-naa)

spiritual contemplation or meditation.

Verb

ภาวนา • (paa-wá-naa) (abstract noun การภาวนา)

to pray:
1. to offer a prayer (to a god, object of worship, etc).
2. to enter into spiritual communion through prayer; to engage in spiritual contemplation or meditation, especially through prayer.
3. to hope or wish earnestly or strongly.
  - ภาวนาให้เขา กลับ มา ปลอดภัย
    paa-wá-naa hâi kǎo glàp maa bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
    I pray he'll return safe and sound.

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