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ญาณ yaanM / yaaM naH |
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1. | superior knowledge; wisdom; intelligence |
2. | insight; perception; foresight; prophetic vision |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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Phonemic Thai | ยาน |
IPA | jaːn |
Royal Thai General System | yan |
1.  [noun, poetic, Pali] | |||
definition | superior knowledge; wisdom; intelligence | ||
examples | ปรีชาญาณ | bpreeM chaaM yaanM | intuition; comprehension; wisdom |
ญาณวิทยา | yaanM witH thaH yaaM | Epistemology | |
sample sentence | พระอาจารย์เป็นผู้มีญาณวิเศษจริง ๆ สามารถล่วงรู้จิตใจคนอื่นได้อย่างแม่นยำ phraH aaM jaanM bpenM phuuF meeM yaanM wiH saehtL jingM jingM saaR maatF luaangF ruuH jitL jaiM khohnM euunL daiF yaangL maaenF yamM "The senior monk was possessed of an amazingly keen insight [which] allowed him to perceive the innermost thoughts and feelings of others with great accuracy." | ||
2.  [noun, poetic, Pali] | |||
definition | insight; perception; foresight; prophetic vision | ||
example | ญาณศาสตร์ | yaaM naH saatL | the science of fortune-telling |