मक्खीचूस
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[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 |