taṇhā

== Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛ́ṣṇā, “thirst, desire”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tŕ̥šnas, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). === Noun === taṇhā f (Buddhism) thirst, desire, craving, identified as the principal cause of dukkha ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: တဏှာ (ta.hna) → English: tanha → Old Khmer: taṇhā → Khmer: តណ្ហា (tɑnhaa) → Thai: ตัณหา (dtan-hǎa)