मक्खीचूस

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

मक्खीचूस • (makkhīcūs) m

  1. (idiomatic) a miser, cheapskate

Declension

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