samana
/səˌmɑːnə/noun
samana is spelled S-A-M-A-N-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, samana means “An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of samana is samanas or samaṇas.
How many letters and syllables are in samana?
| Letters | 6: S-A-M-A-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is samana?
Samana appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 samana?
- /səˌmɑːnə/
- /sɑːˌmɑːnɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-samana.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of samana
- samanas plural
- samaṇa
- samaṇas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does samana mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ascetic, (especially) an ascetic monk who ignores the Vedas in Buddhist and Indian contexts.
- 2
An ascetic monk, a Buddhist hermit.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of samana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Samana in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Indian ascetic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | samanéen, samanéenne, shramana, samana |
| German | Samana |
| Portuguese | xrâmana |
| Spanish | sramana |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does samana come from?
From Pali samaṇa. Doublet of sramana and shaman in some contexts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).