jnana
/dʒəˈnɑː.nə/noun
jnana is spelled J-N-A-N-A: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jnana means “The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jnana is jnanas.
How many letters and syllables are in jnana?
| Letters | 5: J-N-A-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is jnana?
Jnana appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jnana?
- UK /dʒəˈnɑː.nə/
- /dʒnɑːn(ə)/
- /ɡjɑːn(ə)/
Jnana has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with jnana?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as jnana from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of jnana
- jnanas plural
- gnana
- gyan
- jñāna
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jnana mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman).
- 2
Pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jnana come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).