‹ Back to the text

taṇhā

taṇha

masc nom pl of taṇha (adj); fem nom sg of taṇha (adj); fem nom pl of taṇha (adj); nt nom pl of taṇha (adj); …

1. taṇha (adj): with craving; having desire (for); lit. with thirst
2. taṇhā (fem): craving; wanting; desire (for); lit. thirst
3. taṇhā (fem): attachment (to); love (for); lit. thirst
4. taṇhā (fem): name of one of the three daughters of Death; lit. thirst
5. taṇhā (fem): thirst

Etymology. taṇhā + ā + a; from √tas 'thirst'; Sanskrit tṛṣṇā [tṛṣ]

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version