"samana" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˌmɑːnə/, /sɑːˌmɑːnɑː/ Forms: samanas [plural]
Etymology: From Pali samaṇa. Doublet of sramana and shaman in some contexts. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|pi|samaṇa|notext=1}} Pali samaṇa, {{doublet|en|sramana|shaman}} Doublet of sramana and shaman Head templates: {{en-noun}} samana (plural samanas)
  1. (religion) An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts. Categories (topical): Religion, Hinduism Categories (place): India Synonyms (Indian ascetic): sramana (alt: esp. Hindu & Jain contexts), ascetic (english: Indian contexts) Translations (Indian ascetic): σαμαναῖος (samanaîos) (Ancient Greek), 沙門 (Chinese Mandarin), 沙门 (shāmén) (Chinese Mandarin), šramana (Czech), samanéen (French), samanéenne (French), shramana (French), samana (French), Samana (German), 沙門 (shamon) (alt: しゃもん) (Japanese), samana (Polish), xrâmana (Portuguese), шрамана (šramana) (Russian), sramana (Spanish), sa-môn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-samana-en-noun-sAHfmMCl Disambiguation of Hinduism: 61 39 Disambiguation of India: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 72 28 Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'Indian ascetic': 62 38 Disambiguation of 'Indian ascetic': 62 38
  2. (Buddhism) An ascetic monk, a Buddhist hermit. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Buddhism, Jainism Coordinate_terms (Buddhist monk): bhikkhu Translations (Buddhist hermit): 沙門 (Chinese Mandarin), 沙门 (shāmén) (Chinese Mandarin), shramana [masculine] (Italian), 沙門 (shamon) (alt: しゃもん) (Japanese), 사문 (samun) (alt: 沙門) (Korean), สามเณร (sǎam-má-neen) (Thai), sa-môn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-samana-en-noun-1tkw9MwL Disambiguation of Buddhism: 40 60 Disambiguation of Jainism: 41 59 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'Buddhist monk': 38 62 Disambiguation of 'Buddhist hermit': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: samaṇa

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "شامانيّ؛ سامانيّ؛ شامان؛ سامان؛ عرّاف، ناسِك شامانيّ",
      "sense": "Buddhist hermit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "Buddhist hermit",
      "word": "沙門"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shāmén",
      "sense": "Buddhist hermit",
      "word": "沙门"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Buddhist hermit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "shramana"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しゃもん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shamon",
      "sense": "Buddhist hermit",
      "word": "沙門"
    },
    {
      "alt": "沙門",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "samun",
      "sense": "Buddhist hermit",
      "word": "사문"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǎam-má-neen",
      "sense": "Buddhist hermit",
      "word": "สามเณร"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Buddhist hermit",
      "word": "sa-môn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "samana"
  ],
  "word": "samana"
}

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  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "samana",
  "trace": ""
}

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