Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dukkha

/ˈdʊkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: dukkha
IPA: /ˈdʊkə/

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali dukkha.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dukkhas (plural) duhkha (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce dukkha?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʊkə/.
What does dukkha mean?: The three main types of pain, suffering, or stress: physical and mental, impermanence, and conditioned states. One of the three marks of existence.
Where does dukkha come from?: Transliteration of Pali dukkha.

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