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)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• jhāna (Latin script)
• 𑀛𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• झान (Devanagari script)
• ঝান (Bengali script)
• ඣාන (Sinhalese script)
• ဈာန or ၛာန or ꧢႃၼ (Burmese script)
• ฌาน or ฌานะ (Thai script)
• ᨫᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຌານ or ຌານະ (Lao script)
• 𑄏𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna).

Noun

ឈាន n

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