musā

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See also: musa, Musa, mūsa, mūsā, muša, and mušā

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मृषा (mṛṣā).

Adverb

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musā

  1. lyingly
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Musāvādā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
      I observe the precept of abstaining from speaking untruthfully.
  2. lie, falsehood
  3. falsely, wrongly

Derived terms

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References

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