dukkha

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/ˈdʊkə//ˈdukə/

noun

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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Meanings

noundukkha (countable and uncountable, plural dukkhas)

plural dukkhas · alternative duhkha

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

Origin

Transliteration of Pali dukkha.

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Translations

Arabic دُوكْخَا, دُوكْهَا
  • دُوكْخَا (dūkḵā)suffering
  • دُوكْهَا (dūkhā)suffering
Bengali দুঃখ
  • দুঃখ (dukkho)suffering
Chinese Mandarin 苦
  • 苦 (kǔ)suffering
Finnish tyydyttämättömyys, dukkha
  • tyydyttämättömyyssuffering
  • dukkhasuffering
French dukkha
  • dukkhasuffering
Hindi दुःख
  • दुःख (duḥkh)suffering
Indonesian duka
  • dukasuffering
Japanese 苦, 苦諦
  • 苦 (ku)suffering
  • 苦諦suffering
Korean 고
  • 고 (go)suffering
Malay duka
  • dukasuffering
Russian ду́ккха, ду́хкха
  • ду́ккха (dúkkxa)suffering
  • ду́хкха (dúxkxa)suffering
Thai ทุกข์
  • ทุกข์ (túk)suffering
Vietnamese khổ
  • khổsuffering

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dukkha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukkha

MLA

“dukkha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukkha. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dukkha,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dukkha.

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