ឈាន

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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

Affixed forms

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
Synonyms

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

ឈាន n

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