ញាណ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali ñāṇa. Compare Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ញាណ ñāṇ WT romanisation ñiən (standard) IPA(key) /ɲiən/

Noun

ញាណ • (ñiən)

1. knowledge, understanding, intelligence, intellect, consciousness, mind

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Noun

ញាណ (ñāṇa) m or n

1. A wisdom, insight

Declension

Declension table of "ញាណ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ញាណោ (ñāṇo)	ញាណា (ñāṇā)
Accusative (second)	ញាណំ (ñāṇaṃ)	ញាណេ (ñāṇe)
Instrumental (third)	ញាណេន (ñāṇena)	ញាណេហិ (ñāṇehi) or ញាណេភិ (ñāṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ញាណស្ស (ñāṇassa) or ញាណាយ (ñāṇāya) or ញាណត្ថំ (ñāṇatthaṃ)	ញាណានំ (ñāṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ញាណស្មា (ñāṇasmā) or ញាណម្ហា (ñāṇamhā) or ញាណា (ñāṇā)	ញាណេហិ (ñāṇehi) or ញាណេភិ (ñāṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ញាណស្ស (ñāṇassa)	ញាណានំ (ñāṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ញាណស្មិំ (ñāṇasmiṃ) or ញាណម្ហិ (ñāṇamhi) or ញាណេ (ñāṇe)	ញាណេសុ (ñāṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	ញាណ (ñāṇa)	ញាណា (ñāṇā)

Declension table of "ញាណ" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ញាណំ (ñāṇaṃ)	ញាណានិ (ñāṇāni)
Accusative (second)	ញាណំ (ñāṇaṃ)	ញាណានិ (ñāṇāni)
Instrumental (third)	ញាណេន (ñāṇena)	ញាណេហិ (ñāṇehi) or ញាណេភិ (ñāṇebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ញាណស្ស (ñāṇassa) or ញាណាយ (ñāṇāya) or ញាណត្ថំ (ñāṇatthaṃ)	ញាណានំ (ñāṇānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ញាណស្មា (ñāṇasmā) or ញាណម្ហា (ñāṇamhā) or ញាណា (ñāṇā)	ញាណេហិ (ñāṇehi) or ញាណេភិ (ñāṇebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ញាណស្ស (ñāṇassa)	ញាណានំ (ñāṇānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ញាណស្មិំ (ñāṇasmiṃ) or ញាណម្ហិ (ñāṇamhi) or ញាណេ (ñāṇe)	ញាណេសុ (ñāṇesu)
Vocative (calling)	ញាណ (ñāṇa)	ញាណានិ (ñāṇāni)