मक्खीचूस

Hindi

Etymology

Compound of मक्खी (makkhī, “fly”) +‎ चूसना (cūsnā, “to suck”). Literally "fly-sucker", implying one is so miserly that one would suck a fly dry if it fell in one's tea.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mək.kʰiː.t͡ʃuːs/, [mɐk̚.kʰiː.t͡ʃuːs]

Noun

मक्खीचूस • (makkhīcūs) m

  1. (idiomatic) a miser, cheapskate

Declension

Declension of मक्खीचूस (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct मक्खीचूस
makkhīcūs 		मक्खीचूस
makkhīcūs
oblique मक्खीचूस
makkhīcūs 		मक्खीचूसों
makkhīcūsõ
vocative मक्खीचूस
makkhīcūs 		मक्खीचूसो
makkhīcūso
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