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sucī

suci

masc nom pl of suci (adj); nt nom pl of suci (adj); masc acc pl of suci (adj); nt acc pl of suci (adj); …

1. clean; pure
2. (of tastes and smells) good; fine; exquisite
3. clean thing; pure thing
4. purity; cleanness; goodness
5. pure man; moral person
6. pure deed; good action; blameless work; lit. pure

Etymology. √suc + i; from √suc 'be pure, be bright'; Sanskrit śuci [śuc]

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

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