ตัณหา
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.