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ajahn

ajahn noun: a Buddhist teacher.

Noun

ajahn (plural ajahns)

  1. A Buddhist teacher.
    • Again I felt downcast. I could not understand the Ajahn's attitude. But then I realized that the Ajahn was wise, and was seeing how firm my intentions were.1990, Charles Nicholl, Borderlines: A Journey in Thailand and Burma, Penguin Books, →ISBN

Forms of ajahn

pluralajahns
alternative formajaan

Origin of ajahn

Borrowed from Thai อาจารย์ (aa-jaan).

Questions about ajahn

What does ajahn mean?
Ajahn means a Buddhist teacher.
What part of speech is ajahn?
Ajahn is a noun.
What is the plural of ajahn?
The plural of ajahn is ajahns.

Words near ajahn in the dictionary

  1. ajadine
  2. ajadinine
  3. ajaeng
  4. ajag
  5. ajags
  6. ajahn
  7. ajahns
  8. AJAJ
  9. ajaja
  10. ajajas
  11. ajak

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