ญาณ
yaanMeanings
1NounB2
insight; intuitive knowledge (spiritual)
deep insight or intuitive knowledge, especially in Buddhist contexts (e.g., stages of insight or meditative knowledge)
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พระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeญาณyaanญาณyaan1insight; intuitive knowledge (spiritual)2supernormal cognitionเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)จิตตั้งมั่นjìt-dtâng-mânจิตตั้งมั่นjìt-dtâng-mânsteadfast/concentrated mind; mental stability (Buddhist)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asไตรลักษณ์dtrai-lákไตรลักษณ์dtrai-lákthree marks of existenceชัดเจนchát-jeenชัดเจนchát-jeen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal3clearly; explicitly; unambiguously
The teacher explained that insight arises when the mind is firm and clearly sees the three characteristics.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtวิปัสสนาwí-bpàt-sà-naaอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangเขาkǎoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaญาณyaanเริ่มrə̂əmเกิดgə̀ətและlɛ́เห็นhěnความเปลี่ยนแปลงkwaam-bplìian-bplɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngกายใจgaai-jai
After practicing vipassana continuously, he felt that insight began to arise and he saw the changes of body and mind.
ในnaiการปฏิบัติgaan bpà-dtì-bàtขั้นต้นkân dtônผู้เรียนpûu riianอาจàatผ่านpàanญาณyaanต่างdtàangๆ-ตามลำดับdtaam lam-dàpจนjonเกิดgèrtความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jaiถูกต้องtòok dtôngในnaiเหตุhètและláeผลpŏnของkŏngทุกข์túk
In the initial practice, learners may pass through various stages of insight in sequence, until developing correct understanding of the causes and results of suffering.
ครูบาอาจารย์kruu-baa-aa-jaanย้ำyámว่าwâaญาณyaanไม่ใช่mâi-châiความคิดkwaam-kítนึกnʉ́kเอาaoเองeengแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenความรู้kwaam-rúuตรงที่dtrong-tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการเห็นgaan-hěnสภาวธรรมsà-paa-wá-tamตามdtaamจริงjing
The master emphasized that insight is not imagination, but direct knowledge that arises from seeing phenomena as they truly are.
2NounC1
supernormal cognition
a special, often meditative or mystical, ability to know or perceive truths beyond ordinary senses
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...แม่ชีmɛ̂ɛ-chiiแม่ชีmɛ̂ɛ-chiiBuddhist nun (lay; Thailand)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoญาณyaanญาณyaan1insight; intuitive knowledge (spiritual)2supernormal cognitionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asสิ่งที่sìng-tîiสิ่งที่sìng-tîithe thing that; whatคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpai1the general public; ordinary people2an ordinary/average person; laypersonไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard as
He believes the nun has a mystical faculty that sees what ordinary people cannot.
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ผู้ปฏิบัติpûu-bpà-dtì-bàtอ้างว่าâang-wâaญาณyaanทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoรับรู้ráp-rúuความจริงkwaam-jingที่อยู่tîi-yùuนอกเหนือnɔ̂ɔk-nʉ̌ʉaประสาทสัมผัสbprà-sàat-sǎm-pàt
The practitioner claims that a special faculty allows him to perceive truths beyond the senses.
บางคนbaang-konเล่าlâoว่าwâaญาณyaanบังเกิดขึ้นbang-gə̀ət-kʉ̂nในnaiภาวะpaa-wáสมาธิsà-maa-tíลึกlʉ́kจนjonสามารถsǎa-mâatหยั่งรู้yàng-rúuความจริงkwaam-jingที่tîiซ่อนเร้นsɔ̂ɔn-réenได้dâai
Some say that such a faculty arises in deep meditation, enabling one to apprehend hidden truths.
เธอtəəอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaญาณyaanมิใช่mí-châiจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenความสามารถพิเศษkwaam-sǎa-mâat-pí-sèetที่tîiเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiความจริงkwaam-jingเหนือnʉ̌ʉaสามัญสำนึกsǎa-man-sǎm-nʉ́k
She explained that this faculty is not imagination, but a special ability that reveals truths beyond common perception.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ญาณ said ยาน?
yaan
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ณ is said like น (n).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
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Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |