ทุกข์

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pali dukkha, in turn from Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha, “grief”). Cognate with Lao ທຸກ (thuk), Northern Thai ᨴᩩᨠ᩠ᨡ᩺, Shan တုၵ်ႉၶႃႉ (tṵ̂k khâ̰a).

Pronunciation

Orthographicทุกข์
d u k kʰ ʻ
Phonemic
ทุก
d u k
RomanizationPaiboontúk
Royal Institutethuk
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰuk̚˦˥/(R)
Homophonesทุก

Noun

ทุกข์ • (túk)

  1. grief; sorrow; suffering.

Derived terms

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