Meanings
nounanicca (uncountable)
alternative anitya
- uncountableBuddhismImpermanence, the doctrine claiming that all of conditioned existence, without exception, is transient. One of the three marks of existence.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Transliteration of Pali anicca.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 無常 /无常
- 無常 /无常 (wúcháng)impermanence
Finnish pysymättömyys, anicca
- pysymättömyysimpermanence
- aniccaimpermanence
Hindi अनित्य
- अनित्य (anitya)impermanence
Japanese 無常
- 無常 (mujō)impermanence
Korean 무상
- 무상 (musang)impermanence
Russian ани́тья, ани́чча
- ани́тья (anítʹja)impermanence
- ани́чча (aníčča)impermanence
- бре́нность (brénnostʹ)impermanence
Spanish impermanencia
- impermanenciaimpermanence
Thai อนิจจัง
- อนิจจัง (à-nít-jang)impermanence
Vietnamese vô thường
- vô thườngimpermanence
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Cite this entry
APA
anicca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anicca
MLA
“anicca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anicca. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anicca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anicca.
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