ตัณหา

Thai

Etymology

From Pali taṇhā (“desire; thirst”), from Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā, “idem”), from which Thai ตฤษณา is derived. Cognate with Old Khmer taṇhā, Modern Khmer តណ្ហា (tɑnhaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographicตัณหา
t ạ ɳ h ā
Phonemic
ตัน-หา
t ạ n – h ā
RomanizationPaiboondtan-hǎa
Royal Institutetan-ha
(standard) IPA(key)/tan˧.haː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

ตัณหา • (dtan-hǎa)

  1. (elegant) desire; passion; lust.

Usage notes

  • Almost always referring to sexual one.

Derived terms

  • กามตัณหา
  • ตัณหักษัย
  • ตัณหากลับ
  • ภวตัณหา
  • วิภวตัณหา
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