micchācāra
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
- 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀘𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- मिच्छाचार (Devanagari script)
- মিচ্ছাচার (Bengali script)
- මිච්ඡාචාර (Sinhalese script)
- မိစ္ဆာစာရ or မိၸ္ꧡႃၸႃရ or မိၸ်ꧡႃၸႃရ (Burmese script)
- มิจฺฉาจาร or มิจฉาจาระ (Thai script)
- ᨾᩥᨧ᩠ᨨᩣᨧᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ມິຈ຺ຉາຈາຣ or ມິຈຉາຈາຣະ (Lao script)
- មិច្ឆាចារ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄨𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄂𑄌𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)
Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]micchācāra n
- misconduct
- c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
- Kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
- I observe the precept of abstaining from sexual misconduct.
Declension
[edit]Declension table of "micchācāra" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | micchācāraṃ | micchācārāni |
| Accusative (second) | micchācāraṃ | micchācārāni |
| Instrumental (third) | micchācārena | micchācārehi or micchācārebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | micchācārassa or micchācārāya or micchācāratthaṃ | micchācārānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | micchācārasmā or micchācāramhā or micchācārā | micchācārehi or micchācārebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | micchācārassa | micchācārānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | micchācārasmiṃ or micchācāramhi or micchācāre | micchācāresu |
| Vocative (calling) | micchācāra | micchācārāni |
References
[edit]Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “micchā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead