วาสนา

Thai

Etymology

From Pali vāsanā (“that which remains in mind; mental imprint; mental impression; present consciousness of past perceptions; tendency of the past; etc”) or Sanskrit वासना (vāsanā, idem). Cognate with Modern Khmer វាសនា (viəsaʾnaa), វាស្នា (viəhniə); Burmese ဝါသနာ (wasa.na).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		วาสนา w ā s n ā
Phonemic		วาด-สะ-หฺนา w ā ɗ – s a – h ̥ n ā
Romanization	Paiboon	wâat-sà-nǎa
	Royal Institute	wat-sa-na
(standard) IPA^(key)		/waːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩.naː˩˩˦/

Noun

วาสนา • (wâat-sà-nǎa)

(Buddhism) unchangeable habit.
accumulated virtue; amassed merit.
good luck brought about by or favourable outcome of such virtue or merit.
(loosely) fate, destiny; luck, fortune.
(botany) happy plant: the flowering plant Dracaena fragrans of the family Asparagaceae.