macCarI · masculine · maccharī 1
maccharī (-jātaka), so read in colophon Mv ii.64.7 for text maṃjarī° ; MIndic for Skt. matsarin ( cf. prec. ), the selfish man . The main character in the Pali version, Jāt. 535 , is called Macchari-kosiya (once °iká), Jāt. v.383.14 ff. Cf. prec.
a miser
(adj, adj, from macchara) selfish; stingy; covetous; envious Construction: macchara + ī
(masc, masc, agent, from macchara) miser; cheapskate; stingy person miser Construction: macchara + ī