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) IPA^(key): /mək.kʰiː.t͡ʃuːs/, [mɐk̚.kʰiː.t͡ʃuːs]

Noun

मक्खीचूस • (makkhīcūs) m

(idiomatic) a miser, cheapskate

Declension

Declension of मक्खीचूस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मक्खीचूस makkhīcūs	मक्खीचूस makkhīcūs
oblique	मक्खीचूस makkhīcūs	मक्खीचूसों makkhīcūsõ
vocative	मक्खीचूस makkhīcūs	मक्खीचूसो makkhīcūso