ตัณหา
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Orthographic | ตัณหา t ạ ɳ h ā | |
Phonemic | ตัน-หา t ạ n – h ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | dtan-hǎa |
Royal Institute | tan-ha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /tan˧.haː˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun[edit]
ตัณหา • (dtan-hǎa)
Usage notes[edit]
- Almost always referring to sexual one.