Pāli Dictionary

musā

musrootāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

mus3lie; forget

Synonyms

abhūtena, abhūtaṃ

Antonyms

sacca, saccaṃ

ethics

  • falsely; wrongly; untruthfully (usually with verbs of speaking to mean “to tell a lie”)

  • (as noun) falsehood; lie; (as adj) false; untrue; untruthful

  • Snp 4.12

    yam'āhu saccaṃ tathiyan'ti eke, tam'āhu aññe tucchaṃ musā'ti, evam'pi vigayha vivādayanti, kasmā na ekaṃ samaṇā vadanti.

  • MN 106

    aniccā, bhikkhave, kāmā tucchā musā mosadhammā. māyākatam'etaṃ, bhikkhave, bālalāpanaṃ.

mūsā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

ukkā

general

  • a crucible; melting pot

  • AN 3.101

    tam'enaṃ suvaṇṇakāro vā suvaṇṇakār'antevāsī vā jātarūpaṃ mūsāyaṃ pakkhipitvā dhamati sandhamati niddhamati.

musati1

approximate

musaroottisuffix

via inflected form musa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

mus3lie; forget

Synonyms

harati, coreti, vilumpati

ethics

  • steals; robs; plunders

musati2

approximate

musaroottisuffix

via inflected form musa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

mus3lie; forget

Synonyms

moheti

general

  • deceives; dazzles; bewilders (the eyes)

  • DN 17

    seyyathā'pi, ānanda, vassānaṃ pacchime māse saradasamaye viddhe vigatavalāhake deve ādicco nabhaṃ abbhussakkamāno duddikkho hoti musati cakkhūni, evam'eva kho, ānanda, dhammo pāsādo duddikkho ahosi musati cakkhūni.

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