asuci

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀲𑀼𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• असुचि (Devanagari script)
• অসুচি (Bengali script)
• අසුචි (Sinhalese script)
• အသုစိ or ဢသုၸိ (Burmese script)
• อสุจิ or อะสุจิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩈᩩᨧᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອສຸຈິ or ອະສຸຈິ (Lao script)
• អសុចិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄥𑄪𑄌𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अशुचि (aśuci) or simply a- +‎ suci.

Adjective

asuci

1. unclean

Declension

Declension table of "asuci" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	asuci	asucayo or asucī
Accusative (second)	asuciṃ	asucayo or asucī
Instrumental (third)	asucinā	asucīhi or asucībhi
Dative (fourth)	asucissa or asucino	asucīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	asucismā or asucimhā	asucīhi or asucībhi
Genitive (sixth)	asucissa or asucino	asucīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	asucismiṃ or asucimhi	asucīsu
Vocative (calling)	asuci	asucayo or asucī

Declension table of "asucinī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	asucinī	asuciniyo or asucinī
Accusative (second)	asuciniṃ or asuciniyaṃ	asuciniyo or asucinī
Instrumental (third)	asuciniyā	asucinīhi or asucinībhi
Dative (fourth)	asuciniyā	asucinīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	asuciniyā	asucinīhi or asucinībhi
Genitive (sixth)	asuciniyā	asucinīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	asuciniyā or asuciniyaṃ	asucinīsu
Vocative (calling)	asucini	asuciniyo or asucinī

Declension table of "asuci" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	asuci	asucīni or asucī
Accusative (second)	asuciṃ	asucīni or asucī
Instrumental (third)	asucinā	asucīhi or asucībhi
Dative (fourth)	asucissa or asucino	asucīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	asucismā or asucimhā	asucīhi or asucībhi
Genitive (sixth)	asucissa or asucino	asucīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	asucismiṃ or asucimhi	asucīsu
Vocative (calling)	asuci	asucīni or asucī

Noun

asuci m

1. dirt, excrement; dung; semen

   Jāto kaṇho pabyāhāsi – ‘dhovatha maṃ, amma, nahāpetha maṃ amma, imasmā maṃ asucismā parimocetha, atthāya vo bhavissāmī’ti.

   And no sooner was it born than the little black thing said, “Wash me, mother. Bathe me, mother. Set me free, mother, of this dirt. So shall I be of use to you.”

Declension

Declension table of "asuci" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	asuci	asucayo or asucī
Accusative (second)	asuciṃ	asucayo or asucī
Instrumental (third)	asucinā	asucīhi or asucībhi
Dative (fourth)	asucissa or asucino	asucīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	asucismā or asucimhā	asucīhi or asucībhi
Genitive (sixth)	asucissa or asucino	asucīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	asucismiṃ or asucimhi	asucīsu
Vocative (calling)	asuci	asucayo or asucī

Antonyms

• suci

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 62.