ajahn

A1J8A1H4N1

noun

A Buddhist teacher.

OriginThai อาจารย์ →
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Meanings

nounajahn (plural ajahns)

plural ajahns · alternative ajaan

  1. BuddhismA 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

Origin

  1. Thaiอาจารย์
  2. Englishajahn

Borrowed from Thai อาจารย์ (aa-jaan).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Jahanhanja
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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