ฉาน(chăan)
Meanings
1AdjectiveC1
learned; erudite
highly learned or erudite; deeply knowledgeable (often in scripture or scholarship)
Examples
พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaan1Venerable teacher (Buddhist monk)2revered monk-teacher (form of address)ท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แตกฉานdtàek chăanแตกฉานdtàek chăanproficient; thoroughly versedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พระไตรปิฎกprá dtrai bpì-dòkพระไตรปิฎกprá dtrai bpì-dòkTipiṭaka; Pali Canonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This revered monk is very erudite in the Tripitaka.
2AdjectiveC1
bright; radiant (of eyes/light)
bright or radiant, especially describing shining eyes or clear light
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเด็กน้อยdèk nôi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)มองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toแววตาwaew dtaaแววตาwaew dtaa1expression in the eyes; look2sparkle; glint (of the eyes)แจ่มฉานjàem chăanแจ่มฉานjàem chăan1very clear; obvious2very bright; brilliantly lit
The little child looked at their mother with bright, radiant eyes.
3NounC1
meditative absorption (jhāna)
a state of deep meditative absorption in Buddhism (jhāna)
Examples
ผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpôo bpà-dtì-bàt tamผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpôo bpà-dtì-bàt tamBuddhist practitioner; meditatorนั่งสมาธิnâng sà-maa-tíนั่งสมาธิnâng sà-maa-títo meditate (seated)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝึกจิตfèuk jìtฝึกจิตfèuk jìt[to] train the mindให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเข้าถึงkâo tĕungเข้าถึงkâo tĕung1[to] access; obtain/use2[to] reach/engage (sb/sth)3[to] deeply understand; resonate with4[to] attain/realize (abstract/spiritual truth)ฌานchaanฌานchaandeep meditative absorption
The Dhamma practitioner meditates every day to train the mind to reach jhāna.