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Synonyms for Koan
ˈkoʊ ɑnkoan
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Princeton's WordNet
koannoun
a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
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Translations for Koan
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- كوانArabic
- koanCzech
- KoanDanish
- KoanGerman
- koanGreek
- koanEsperanto
- aporía, koanSpanish
- کوآنPersian
- KoanFinnish
- aporie, koanFrench
- cóánIrish
- KoanHindi
- koanHungarian
- koanIndonesian
- aporiaItalian
- קואןHebrew
- ಕೊವಾನ್Kannada
- 코안Korean
- koanLatin
- koanDutch
- koanNorwegian
- koanPolish
- koanPortuguese
- KoanRomanian
- коанRussian
- koanSwedish
- కొవాన్Telugu
- koanTurkish
- коанUkrainian
- کوانUrdu
- công ánVietnamese
- koanYiddish
- anChinese
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