Save Gender Feminine Usage Thai Scripts อภิญญา(Thai) Pronounced Pron. /ʔa˨˩.pʰin˧.ˈjaː˧/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsApinya Meaning & History Means "knowledge, higher awareness" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijna). In Buddhism this term refers to knowledge gained through meditation and virtuousness.