taṇhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • तण्हा (Devanagari script)
  • তণ্হা (Bengali script)
  • තණ‍්හා (Sinhalese script)
  • တဏှာ or တꧣှႃ (Burmese script)
  • ตณฺหา or ตัณหา (Thai script)
  • ᨲᨱ᩠ᩉᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຕຓ຺ຫາ or ຕັຓຫາ (Lao script)
  • តណ្ហា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄖𑄕𑄴𑄦𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛ́ṣṇā, “thirst, desire”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tŕ̥šnas, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Noun

taṇhā f

  1. (Buddhism) thirst, desire, craving, identified as the principal cause of dukkha

Descendants

  • → Burmese: တဏှာ (ta.hna)
  • → English: tanha
  • → Old Khmer: taṇhā
    • → Khmer: តណ្ហា (tɑnhaa)
  • → Thai: ตัณหา (dtan-hǎa)
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