ឈាន

See also: ឈ្នះ

Khmer

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឈាន
jʰān
WT romanisation chiən
(standard) IPA(key) /cʰiən/

Etymology 1

Verb

ឈាន • (chiən) (abstract noun ការឈាន)

  1. to step, take a step, step forward, walk

Noun

ឈាន • (chiən)

  1. step

Etymology 2

From Pali jhāna, from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “meditation”).

Verb

ឈាន • (chiən) (abstract noun ការឈាន)

  1. to meditate

Noun

ឈាន • (chiən)

  1. meditation, concentration, stage of enlightenment
  2. peace of mind
  3. meditation, contemplation, concentration (especially religious meditation, etc.)
Synonyms
  • ធ្យាន (tyien)

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna).

Noun

ឈាន n

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