"taṇhā" meaning in Pali

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Noun

Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛ́ṣṇā, “thirst, desire”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tŕ̥šnas, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pi|sa|तृष्णा||thirst, desire|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=tṛ́ṣṇā|ts=}} Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛ́ṣṇā, “thirst, desire”), {{inh+|pi|sa|तृष्णा|t=thirst, desire|tr=tṛ́ṣṇā}} Inherited from Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛ́ṣṇā, “thirst, desire”), {{inh|pi|iir-pro|*tŕ̥šnas}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *tŕ̥šnas, {{der|pi|ine-pro|*ters-|t=dry}} Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”) Head templates: {{pi-noun|f}} taṇhā f
  1. (Buddhism) thirst, desire, craving, identified as the principal cause of dukkha Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-taṇhā-pi-noun-akjsy~~F Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pali entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion Synonyms: 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 [Brahmi, character], तण्हा [Devanagari, character], তণ্হা [Bengali], තණ්හා [Sinhalese, character], တဏှာ, တꧣှႃ [Burmese, character], ตณฺหา, ตัณหา [Thai, character], ᨲᨱ᩠ᩉᩣ [Tai-Tham, character], ຕຓ຺ຫາ, ຕັຓຫາ [Lao, character], តណ្ហា [Khmer, character], 𑄖𑄕𑄴𑄦𑄂 [Chakma, character]

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