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)