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| เข้าฌาน khaoF chaanM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เค่า-ชาน |
| IPA | kʰâw tɕʰaːn |
| Royal Thai General System | khao chan |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to sit in meditation; to meditate | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  เข้า  | khaoF | to enter; go in; penetrate; insert; approach; begin |
| ฌาน | chaanM | Dhyana; meditation; thought; concentration of mind; one-pointed meditation | |
| related word | นั่งฌาน | nangF chaanM | to sit in meditation |
| 2. การเข้าฌาน gaanM khaoF chaanM [noun] | |||
| definition | the practice of meditation | ||
| categories | |||
| components | การ | gaanM | [placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes] |
| เข้า | khaoF | to enter; go in; penetrate; insert; approach; begin | |
| ฌาน | chaanM | Dhyana; meditation; thought; concentration of mind; one-pointed meditation | |
| 3. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] in a trance; in a medatative state | ||
| components | เข้า | khaoF | to enter; go in; penetrate; insert; approach; begin |
| ฌาน | chaanM | Dhyana; meditation; thought; concentration of mind; one-pointed meditation | |
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