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मक्खीचूस

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Hindi

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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मक्खीचूस (makkhīcūsm

  1. (idiomatic) a miser, cheapskate

Declension

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