Maccu, M膩ccu: 7 definitions
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Maccu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymaccu : (m.) death; the Death.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMaccu, (in form=Vedic 尘峁泃yu, fr. 尘峁�; in meaning differentiated, the Ved.鈥擲k. meaning 鈥渄eath鈥� only) the God of Death, the Buddhist M膩ra, or sometimes equivalent to Yama S. I, 156; Sn. 357 (Gen. maccuno), 581 (Instr. maccun膩), 587; Th. 1, 411; Dh. 21, 47, 128, 135, 150, 287; VbhA. 100; SnA 397; DhA. III, 49; Sdhp. 295, 304.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)尘补肠肠耻鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼炨�贬�佱�坚�勧�横�羔亰 醼炨�贬�欋�勧�横�羔亱
(Auto-Translation): Death, Dead.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryMaccu (啶啷嵿啷�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 惭峁泃测耻.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaccu (嗖瞩喑嵿瞩喑�):鈥�
1) [verb] to love; to have warm affection for.
2) [verb] to be liked; to get fondness from.
3) [verb] (a god, a holy man, etc.) to favour; to be gracious to.
4) [verb] to consent to; to agree with.
5) [verb] to praise; to applaud; to commend.
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Maccu (嗖瞩喑嵿瞩喑�):鈥�
1) [noun] love; affection; fondness.
2) [noun] that which is loved, liked.
3) [noun] a gift of love or given out of pleasure.
4) [noun] consent; approval.
5) [noun] praise; compliment; applaud; commendation.
6) [noun] the state of being decorated ornamented.
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Maccu (嗖瞩喑嵿瞩喑�):鈥擺noun] a short, heavy, slightly curved sword with a single cutting edge, used to cut plants, branches of trees, etc.
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Maccu (嗖瞩喑嵿瞩喑�):鈥擺noun] the top covering of a house, esp. the one made of cement concrete.
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Maccu (嗖瞩喑嵿瞩喑�):鈥�
1) [noun] the act, practice or an instance of deceiving; deception.
2) [noun] a small quantity of ash, infused with magical power of keeping another or others spellbound, submissive etc.
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Maccu (嗖瞩喑嵿瞩喑�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖瞩喑嵿瞩 [macca]2.
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Maccu (嗖瞩喑嵿瞩喑�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖瞩喑嵿瞩嗖� [macci].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMaccu (喈畾喁嵿畾喁�) noun cf. 尘补帽肠补. [Telugu: matstsu, Kanarese, Malayalam: maccu.]
1. Terraced roof, flat-roof; 喈疅喁嵿疅 喈喈曕畾喁� 喈氞瘑喈權瘝喈曕喁� 喈曕瘉喈む瘝喈む喈瘝喈喈掂喈� 喈瘒喈编瘝喈编喈瘝. [matta magas sengal kuthippaviya merralam.]
2. Wainscot ceiling; 喈瘒喈编瘝喈编喈む瘝喈む喈编瘝 喈喈掂瘉喈瘝喈喈曕瘓. [merralathir pavumbalagai.] (W.)
3. Upper story; 喈瘒喈侧瘝喈喈熰喁�. 喈畾喁嵿畾喈｀喈喈熰畽喁嵿畷喈赤瘝 [melmadam. machanimadangal] (喈ㄠ喈侧喈喈� 喈む喈掂瘝喈喁嵿喈苦喈喁嵿喈瘝 喈む喈班瘉喈掂喈瘝喈瘖喈脆 [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 5, 9, 4).
4. Board partition for the gable of a room or boarded enclosure of an upper room; loft under the roof of a house; 喈夃喁嵿喈班喈熰瘝喈熰喁嵿喈苦喁� 喈瘒喈侧瘉喈赤瘝喈� 喈喈曕瘓喈む瘝喈む疅喁佮喁嵿喁�. [utharamattathin melulla palagaithaduppu.] (W.)
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Maccu (喈畾喁嵿畾喁�) noun [Telugu: matstsu.] See 喈畾喁嵿畾喈瘝喈瘖喈┼瘝. [machappon.] (C. G.)
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Maccu (喈畾喁嵿畾喁�) noun perhaps from 喈畾喁嵿畾喈瘝虏. [尘补肠丑补尘虏.]
1. Blemish, fault; 喈曕瘉喈编瘝喈编喁�. ((喈氞畽喁嵿畷喈む瘝喈む畷喈班喈む) 喈む喈苦喁嵿畾喁娻喁嵿喈曕喈距喈�) [kurram. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
2. That which is improper; 喈呧喁佮畾喈苦喈瘝. 喈畾喁嵿畾喈苦喁� 喈氞瘑喈瘝喈む喈班瘝 喈喈班瘚 [anusitham. machithu seythar yaro] (喈瘑喈班喈喁佮喈距喈瘝 喈曕喁嵿喈瘝喈�. [periyapuranam kannappa.] 108). (喈氞瘑喈ㄠ瘝. [sendamizhppathirigai] v, 546.)
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Maccu (喈畾喁嵿畾喁�) noun Cowhage. See 喈瘋喈┼瘓喈曕瘝喈曕喈侧. (喈掂瘓喈む瘝喈む喈� 喈喁堗喈曕喈距喈�) [punaikkali. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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M膩ccu (喈喈氞瘝喈氞瘉) noun cf. 喈喈氞瘝喈氞. [machi.] Fetters; 喈掂喈侧畽喁嵿畷喁�. [vilangu.] (W.)
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M膩ccu (喈喈氞瘝喈氞瘉) noun < 喈喈氞瘉鹿. [尘补蝉耻鹿.] Fault; 喈曕瘉喈编瘝喈编喁�. 喈喈氞瘝喈氞喁嵿 喈氞瘚喈む [kurram. macharra sothi] (喈む喈班瘉喈喁�. [thiruman.] 1160).
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Maccu (喈畾喁嵿畾喁�) particle Corr. of 喈喁嵿喁�. [marru.] An expletive; 喈撪喁� 喈呧畾喁堗喈苦喁�. 喈畾喁嵿畾喈苦喁� 喈氞瘑喈瘝喈む喈班瘝 喈喈班瘒 [or asainilai. machithu seythar yare] (喈瘑喈班喈喁佮喈距喈瘝 喈曕喁嵿喈瘝. [periyapuranam kannap.] 108).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+12): Maccu-maccutampalam, Maccubandhana, Maccubhaya, Maccudeva, Maccudheyya, Maccugara, Maccugatti, Maccuge, Maccugeveru, Maccugocara, Maccugodu, Maccugolisu, Maccugudu, Maccuhayi, Maccuhayin, Maccujaha, Maccukala, Maccukatti, Maccukkal, Maccumarana.
Full-text (+61): Maccu-maccutampalam, Maccupasa, Maccuparayana, Maccuvasa, Maccudheyya, Maccumukha, Maccuraja, Maccupahayi, Kurankumaccu, Maccusannita, Maccupagata, Maccutara, Maccukkal, Maccukatti, Maccuvitu, Maccupareta, Mottaimaccu, Maccuhayi, Maccupatha, Kilesamaccu.
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