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samana

/səˌmɑːnə/

samana noun: an ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.

Noun

samana (plural samanas)

  1. An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.
    Synonyms:
    sramana, ascetic
  2. An ascetic monk, a Buddhist hermit.

samana meaning in Hindi, Thai and Vietnamese

samana in Hindi

Indian ascetic
श्रमण śramaṇ
Buddhist hermit
श्रमण śramaṇ

samana in Thai

Buddhist hermit
สามเณร sǎam-má-neen

samana in Vietnamese

Indian ascetic
sa-môn
Buddhist hermit
sa-môn

Synonyms of samana

Forms of samana

pluralsamanas
alternative formsamaṇa

Origin of samana

From Pali samaṇa. Doublet of sramana and shaman in some contexts.

Questions about samana

What does samana mean?
Samana means an ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.
What is samana in Hindi?
Samana in Hindi is श्रमण (śramaṇ). See Samana meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is samana?
Samana is a noun.
How do you pronounce samana?
Samana is pronounced /səˌmɑːnə/.
What is the plural of samana?
The plural of samana is samanas.

Words near samana in the dictionary

  1. samakonasana
  2. Samal
  3. samalamig
  4. samalizumab
  5. saman
  6. samana
  7. samanas
  8. samandarin
  9. samandarine
  10. samandarines
  11. samandarone

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