micchācāra

Pali

Alternative forms

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

micchā +‎ cāra

Noun

micchācāra n

1. 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

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

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “micchā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead