ឈាន

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Khmer

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Verb

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ឈាន (chiən) (abstract noun ការឈាន)

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

Noun

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ឈាន (chiən)

  1. step

Affixed forms

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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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ឈាន (chiən) (abstract noun ការឈាន)

  1. to meditate

Noun

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ឈាន (chiən)

  1. meditation, concentration, stage of enlightenment
  2. peace of mind
Synonyms
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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ឈាន n

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