dukkha

/ˈdʊkə/

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

Noun

dukkha (countable and uncountable, plural dukkhas)

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

dukkha meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati

dukkha in Hindi

suffering: दुःख duḥkh

dukkha in Marathi

suffering: दुःख duḥkha

dukkha in Bengali

suffering: দুঃখ dukkho

dukkha in Gujarati

dukkha: દુઃખ dukh

More languagesFewer languages

dukkha in Sanskrit: दुःख duḥkha
dukkha in Sinhala: දුක්ඛ dukkha
dukkha in Arabic: دُوكْخَا dūkḵā, دُوكْهَا dūkhā
dukkha in Malay: duka
dukkha in Indonesian: duka
dukkha in Thai: ทุกข์ túk
dukkha in Vietnamese: khổ
dukkha in Myanmar: ဒုက္ခ dukhka.

Forms of dukkha

plural	dukkhas
alternative form	duhkha

Origin of dukkha

Transliteration of Pali dukkha.

Questions about dukkha

What does dukkha mean?: Dukkha means the three main types of pain, suffering, or stress: physical and mental, impermanence, and conditioned states. One of the three marks of existence.
What is dukkha in Hindi?: Dukkha in Hindi is दुःख (duḥkh). See Dukkha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is dukkha?: Dukkha is a noun.
How do you pronounce dukkha?: Dukkha is pronounced /ˈdʊkə/.
What is the plural of dukkha?: The plural of dukkha is dukkhas.

Words near dukkha in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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