Pāli Dictionary

maccharī1

maccharastemīsuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms


general

  • avare; égoïste; chiche

  • stingy; selfish; miserly; covetous

  • Dhp 262

    na vākkaraṇamattena, vaṇṇapokkharatāya vā, sādhurūpo naro hoti, issukī maccharī saṭho.

  • Snp 1.7

    rosako kadariyo ca, pāp'iccho maccharī saṭho, ahiriko anottappī, taṃ jaññā vasalo iti.

maccharī2

maccharastemīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Antonyms


general

  • un avare; une personne chiche

  • a miser; a stingy person

  • SN 1.32

    yass'eva bhīto na dadāti maccharī, tadev'ādadato bhayaṃ, jighacchā ca pipāsā ca, yassa bhāyati maccharī, tam'eva bālaṃ phusati, asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.

  • SN 1.49

    ye'dha maccharino loke, kadariyā paribhāsakā, aññesaṃ dadamānānaṃ, antarāyakarā narā.

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