Pāli Dictionary

suci

sucrootisuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

suc1grieve

Synonyms

parisuddha, pariyodāta, suddha, seta, suddhika, apāpaka, sucibhūta, visada,

Antonyms

asuci

general

  • clean; pure; bright; white; (of taste or smell) fine, exquisite.

  • Snp 1.7

    yo ve parakulaṃ gantvā, bhutvāna sucibhojanaṃ, āgataṃ nappaṭipūjeti, taṃ jaññā vasalo iti.

  • MN 75

    so suṇeyya cakkhumato bhāsamānassa, chekaṃ vata, bho, odātaṃ vatthaṃ abhirūpaṃ nimmalaṃ sucī'ti! so odātapariyesanaṃ careyya.

  • (as noun) purity; cleanness; a pure thing or person; a blameless action.

  • MN 62

    seyyathā'pi, rāhula, pathaviyā sucim'pi nikkhipanti, asucim'pi nikkhipanti, gūthagatam'pi nikkhipanti, muttagatam'pi nikkhipanti, kheḷagatam'pi nikkhipanti, pubbagatam'pi nikkhipanti, lohitagatam'pi nikkhipanti, na ca tena pathavī aṭṭīyati vā harāyati vā jigucchati vā.

  • DN 30

    micchājīvañ'ca avassaji samena vuttiṃ, sucinā so janayittha dhammikena, ahitam'api ca apanudi, hitam'api ca bahujanasukhañ'ca acari.

sūci

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

laṅgī

general

  • a needle; a hairpin; a small bolt or pin (esp. for fastening a door); a cross-bar

  • SN 16.10

    atha kho āyasmā mahākassapo āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ etadavoca, kiṃ nu kho, āvuso ānanda, ahaṃ sūcivāṇijako, tvaṃ sūcikāro, udāhu ahaṃ sūcikāro, tvaṃ sūcivāṇijako'ti?

  • DN 17

    sovaṇṇamayāya vedikāya sovaṇṇamayā thambhā ahesuṃ, rūpiyamayā sūciyo ca uṇhīsañ'ca.

  • a kind of insect (possibly referring to the mosquito, cf. sūcimukha “needle-mouthed”)

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