accusative singular neuter of jhāna
Etymology. Sanskrit dhyāna, probably from √dhyai 'to meditate'; the Pali form shows regular sound change from Sanskrit dh- to jh-. No clear Indo-European cognate; the word entered Sanskrit from a non-Indo-European source, possibly Dravidian.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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