ภาวนา

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ภาวนา f

  1. Thai script form of bhāvanā (meditation)

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Thai

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Orthographicภาวนา
bʰ ā w n ā
Phonemic
พา-วะ-นา
b ā – w a – n ā
RomanizationPaiboonpaa-wá-naa
Royal Institutepha-wa-na
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰaː˧.wa˦˥.naː˧/(R)

Noun

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ภาวนา (paa-wá-naa)

  1. spiritual contemplation or meditation.

Verb

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

  1. 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.
      ภาวนาให้เขากลับมาปลอดภัย
      paa-wá-naa hâi kǎo glàp maa bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
      I pray he'll return safe and sound.