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kusītā

kusīta

masc nom pl of kusīta (adj); fem nom sg of kusīta (adj); fem nom pl of kusīta (adj); nt nom pl of kusīta (adj); …

1. kusīta (adj): lazy; slack; inactive; apathetic
2. kusītā (fem): indolence, laziness
3. kusīta (masc): lazybones; who is slack; inactive person

Etymology. ku + sīda > sīta + a; from √sad 'sink, sit, settle'; Sanskrit kusīda, kuṣīda [sad]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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