Meanings
nounajaan (plural ajaans)
plural ajaans
- alternativeAlternative spelling of ajahn.
And midway through the season we received a direct interpretation of what that watery imagery is supposed to represent from the lips of Luang Por Teera, a Buddhist monk and an ajaan, or teacher, with whom the daughter of one of the wealthy hotel-going families hopes to study.
2025 April 18, Ross Douthat, “How ‘The White Lotus’ Ran Aground”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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ajaan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ajaan
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“ajaan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ajaan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ajaan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ajaan.
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