santosa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁄𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• सन्तोस (Devanagari script)
• সন্তোস (Bengali script)
• සන‍්තොස (Sinhalese script)
• သန္တောသ or သၼ္တေႃသ or သၼ်တေႃသ (Burmese script)
• สนฺโตส or สันโตสะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ສນ຺ໂຕສ or ສັນໂຕສະ (Lao script)
• សន្តោស (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄮𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

saṃ +‎ tuṣ. Compare Sanskrit संतोष (saṃtoṣa).

Noun

santosa m

1. contentment
2. joy, pleasure

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “santosa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead