Meanings
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nounAn ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.
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Origin
- Palisamaṇa
- Englishsamana
From Pali samaṇa. Doublet of sramana and shaman in some contexts.
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Ancient Greek σαμαναῖος
- σαμαναῖος (samanaîos)Indian ascetic
Catalan samana
- samanaIndian ascetic
Chinese Mandarin 沙門 /沙门, 沙門 /沙门
- 沙門 /沙门 (shāmén)Indian ascetic
- 沙門 /沙门 (shāmén)Buddhist hermit
Czech šramana
- šramanaIndian ascetic
French samanéen, samanéenne
- samanéenIndian ascetic
- samanéenneIndian ascetic
- shramanaIndian ascetic
- samanaIndian ascetic
German Samana
- SamanaIndian ascetic
Hindi श्रमण, श्रमण
- श्रमण (śramaṇ)Indian ascetic
- श्रमण (śramaṇ)Buddhist hermit
Italian shramana
- shramanaBuddhist hermit
Japanese 沙門, 沙門
- 沙門 (shamon)Indian ascetic
- 沙門 (shamon)Buddhist hermit
Korean 사문
- 사문 (samun)Buddhist hermit
Polish samana, samana
- samanaIndian ascetic
- samanaBuddhist hermit
Portuguese xrâmana
- xrâmanaIndian ascetic
Russian шрамана
- шрамана (šramana)Indian ascetic
Spanish sramana
- sramanaIndian ascetic
Thai สามเณร
- สามเณร (sǎam-má-neen)Buddhist hermit
Vietnamese sa-môn, sa-môn
- sa-mônIndian ascetic
- sa-mônBuddhist hermit
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APA
samana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samana
MLA
“samana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samana. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “samana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samana.
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