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five aggregates

five aggregates noun: five skandhas (aggregates) of being.

Noun

five aggregates pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) five skandhas (aggregates) of being

five aggregates meaning in Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar

five aggregates in Thai

five aggregates of being
ขันธ์ kǎn

five aggregates in Vietnamese

five aggregates of being
ngũ uẩn

five aggregates in Myanmar

five aggregates of being
ခန္ဓာငါးပါး hkandha-nga:pa:

Origin of five aggregates

Calque of Pali pañcakkhandhā.

Questions about five aggregates

What does five aggregates mean?
Five aggregates means five skandhas (aggregates) of being.
What is five aggregates in Thai?
Five aggregates in Thai is ขันธ์ (kǎn). See Five aggregates meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is five aggregates?
Five aggregates is a noun.

Words near five aggregates in the dictionary

  1. Fiumians
  2. Fiumicino
  3. FIUs
  4. FIV
  5. five
  6. five aggregates
  7. Five Alls
  8. five and dime
  9. five and dimes
  10. five and nine
  11. five and ten

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