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dukkhāya

dukkha

fem instr sg of dukkha (adj); masc dat sg of dukkha (adj); fem dat sg of dukkha (adj); nt dat sg of dukkha (adj); …

1. dukkha (adj): uncomfortable; unpleasant
2. dukkha (adj): painful
3. dukkha (nt): discomfort; suffering; unease; unpleasantness; something unsatisfactory; trouble; a bummer; stress
4. dukkha (nt): pain; physical discomfort
5. dukkhāya (nt): uncomfortable (for); lit. for the discomfort

Etymology. √dukkh + a; from √dukkh 'be painful'; Sanskrit duḥkha [duḥkh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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