dukkha

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dukkha

/ˈdʊkə/
/ˈdukə/

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Transliteration of Pali dukkha.

noun dukkhas · duhkha

countable, uncountable The three main types of pain, suffering, or stress: physical and mental, impermanence, and conditioned states. One of the three marks of existence.

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noun suffering

한국어	고 go
日本語	苦 ku, 苦諦
中文	苦 kǔ
हिन्दी	दुःख duḥkh
Français	dukkha
Русский	ду́ккха dúkkxa, ду́хкха dúxkxa
Tiếng Việt	khổ
العربية	دُوكْخَا dūkḵā, دُوكْهَا dūkhā

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@misc{dukkha_2026,
  title = {dukkha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dukkha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}