asuci

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀅𑀲𑀼𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • असुचि (Devanagari script)
  • অসুচি (Bengali script)
  • අසුචි (Sinhalese script)
  • အသုစိ (Burmese script)
  • อสุจิ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩈᩩᨧᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • អសុចិ (Khmer script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अशुचि (aśuci).

Noun

asuci ?

  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.”

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