হাঞ্চি

Early Assamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

হাঞ্চি (hañci)

1. sneeze
   • 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Sundara Kanda:

     হাঞ্চি জেঠী নমানিয়া ৰণক গমন ।
     বালী সুগ্ৰীৱৰ দুইৰ ভৈল দৰিশন ॥

     hañci jeṭhī nomaniya roṇoko gomono ,
     balī sugrīworo duiro bhoilo doriśono .

     Went to the war without obeying sneeze and house lizard (which are considered as bad omen),
     Bali and Sugriva both saw and met each other.

Descendants

• Assamese: হাঁচি (hãsi)