Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhyana

/ˈdjɑːnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: dhyana
IPA: /ˈdjɑːnə/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of profound meditation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thus the Kaivalyopanisad accords equal importance to Sraddha (faith-regard), devotion (bhakti) and meditation (dhyana) for the attainment of the highest knowledge."
"The beginning must be made with pathawi-kasina, and then the dhyánas, &c., must be taken alternately, as from the first dhyána to the third, then to ákásánancháyatana, and so on to the end."
"Each of the three planes may be experienced through developing the dhyānas in meditation - so here we have yet another way of describing higher states of consciousness."

Etymology

From Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, literally “meditation”). Doublet of Zen and Chan.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: ध्यै, ध्यान

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdjɑːnə/
British English: /ˈdjɑːnə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dhyanas (plural) jhana (alternative)

Rhymes With

montana banana ghana ana dana nana nirvana mana guyana botswana americana tijuana

Questions

How do you pronounce dhyana?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdjɑːnə/.
What does dhyana mean?: A type of profound meditation.
Where does dhyana come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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