adjective & neuter · kadariya 1 · kadariya 2
miser
Kadariya (adjective) [cf. Sanskrit kadarya, kad + arya?] mean, miserly, stingy, selfish; usually explained by thaddhamaccharī (Pv-a 102; Dhp-a III 189, 313), and mentioned with maccharī, frequent also with paribhāsaka S I 34, 96; A II 59; IV 79 f.; Dhp 177, 223; Ja V 273; Snp 663; Vv 29 5 . As cause of peta birth frequent in Pv, e.g. I 9 3 ; II 7 7 ; IV 1 48 ; Pv-a 25, 99, 236. — (neuter) avarice, stinginess, selfishness, grouped under macchariya Dhs 1122; Snp 362 (with kodha).
mean, miserly; (neuter) meanness, miserliness
【形】 小氣的，吝嗇的,【中】 貪財，小氣。~tā,【陰】 吝嗇，小氣。
(adj, adj, comp, from ariya) miserly; stingy; niggardly miserly, stingy [lit.] mean noble Construction: ku > kad + ariya
(nt, nt, abstr, comp, from ariya) miserliness; stinginess; tight-fistedness avarice, stinginess [lit.] mean noble Construction: ku > kad + ariya
(adj, adj, comp, from ariya) disagreeable; bad; terrible [lit.] mean noble Construction: ku > kad + ariya