Thai

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Etymology

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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

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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

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ตัณหา (dtan-hǎa)

  1. (elegant) desire; passion; lust.

Usage notes

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  • Almost always referring to sexual one.

Derived terms

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