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

From Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā, “thirst, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). Compare Konkani तान (tān, “thirst”) and English thirst.

Noun

taṇhā f

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