asuci

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀲𑀼𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• असुचि (Devanagari script)
• অসুচি (Bengali script)
• අසුචි (Sinhalese script)
• အသုစိ or ဢသုၸိ (Burmese script)
• อสุจิ or อะสุจิ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩈᩩᨧᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອສຸຈິ or ອະສຸຈິ (Lao script)
• អសុចិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄥𑄪𑄌𑄨 (Chakma 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.”

Antonyms

• suci