मक्खीचूस
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally "fly-sucker" (मक्खी (makkhī, “fly”) + चूसना (cūsnā, “to suck”)), implying one is so miserly that one would suck a fly dry if it fell in one's tea.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
मक्खीचूस • (makkhīcūs) m
- (idiomatic) a miser, cheapskate
Declension[edit]
Declension of मक्खीचूस (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | मक्खीचूस makkhīcūs |
मक्खीचूस makkhīcūs |
oblique | मक्खीचूस makkhīcūs |
मक्खीचूसों makkhīcūsõ |
vocative | मक्खीचूस makkhīcūs |
मक्खीचूसो makkhīcūso |