samana

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samana

/səˌmɑːnə/
/sɑːˌmɑːnɑː/

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From Pali samaṇa. Doublet of sramana and shaman in some contexts.

noun samanas · samaṇa

An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.
Similar: sramana, ascetic
An ascetic monk, a Buddhist hermit.

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noun Indian ascetic

Español	sramana
日本語	沙門 shamon
中文	沙門 /沙门 shāmén
हिन्दी	श्रमण śramaṇ
Português	xrâmana
Français	samanéen, samanéenne, shramana, samana
Deutsch	Samana
Русский	шрамана šramana
Tiếng Việt	sa-môn

noun Buddhist hermit

한국어	사문 samun
日本語	沙門 shamon
中文	沙門 /沙门 shāmén
हिन्दी	श्रमण śramaṇ
Italiano	shramana
Tiếng Việt	sa-môn

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@misc{samana_2026,
  title = {samana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/samana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}