ญาณ

See also: ญาณี

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ñāṇa (Latin script)
• 𑀜𑀸𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ञाण (Devanagari script)
• ঞাণ (Bengali script)
• ඤාණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဉာဏ (Burmese script)
• ᨬᩣᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຎາຓ or ຎາຓະ (Lao script)
• ញាណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄐𑄂𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Noun

ญาณ (ñāṇa) m or n

1. A wisdom, insight

Declension

Declension table of "ญาณ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ญาโณ (ñāṇo)	ญาณา (ñāṇā)
Accusative (second)	ญาณํ (ñāṇaṃ)	ญาเณ (ñāṇe)
Instrumental (third)	ญาเณน (ñāṇena)	ญาเณหิ (ñāṇehi) or ญาเณภิ (ñāṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ญาณสฺส (ñāṇassa) or ญาณาย (ñāṇāya) or ญาณตฺถํ (ñāṇatthaṃ)	ญาณานํ (ñāṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ญาณสฺมา (ñāṇasmā) or ญาณมฺหา (ñāṇamhā) or ญาณา (ñāṇā)	ญาเณหิ (ñāṇehi) or ญาเณภิ (ñāṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ญาณสฺส (ñāṇassa)	ญาณานํ (ñāṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ญาณสฺมิํ (ñāṇasmiṃ) or ญาณมฺหิ (ñāṇamhi) or ญาเณ (ñāṇe)	ญาเณสุ (ñāṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	ญาณ (ñāṇa)	ญาณา (ñāṇā)

Declension table of "ญาณ" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ญาณํ (ñāṇaṃ)	ญาณานิ (ñāṇāni)
Accusative (second)	ญาณํ (ñāṇaṃ)	ญาณานิ (ñāṇāni)
Instrumental (third)	ญาเณน (ñāṇena)	ญาเณหิ (ñāṇehi) or ญาเณภิ (ñāṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ญาณสฺส (ñāṇassa) or ญาณาย (ñāṇāya) or ญาณตฺถํ (ñāṇatthaṃ)	ญาณานํ (ñāṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ญาณสฺมา (ñāṇasmā) or ญาณมฺหา (ñāṇamhā) or ญาณา (ñāṇā)	ญาเณหิ (ñāṇehi) or ญาเณภิ (ñāṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ญาณสฺส (ñāṇassa)	ญาณานํ (ñāṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ญาณสฺมิํ (ñāṇasmiṃ) or ญาณมฺหิ (ñāṇamhi) or ญาเณ (ñāṇe)	ญาเณสุ (ñāṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	ญาณ (ñāṇa)	ญาณานิ (ñāṇāni)

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Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali ñāṇa (“knowledge”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ญาณ ɲ ā ɳ
Phonemic		ยาน y ā n	[bound form] ยา-นะ- y ā – n a –	[bound form] ยาน-นะ- y ā n – n a –
Romanization	Paiboon	yaan	yaa-ná-	yaan-ná-
	Royal Institute	yan	ya-na-	yan-na-
(standard) IPA(key)		/jaːn˧/(R)	/jaː˧.na˦˥./	/jaːn˧.na˦˥./
Homophones edit		ยาน

Noun

ญาณ • (yaan)

1. perception.
2. wisdom.
3. jnana.