taṇhā

Pali

Alternative forms

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.
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