நூறாயிசு
Tamil
editAlternative forms
edit- நூறாய்சு (nūṟāycu), நூறு ஆய்சு (nūṟu āycu)
Etymology
editCompound of நூறு (nūṟu, “hundred”) + ஆயிசு (āyicu, “life”, from ஆயுசு (āyucu), from Sanskrit आयुस् (āyus)), literally translates to 'hundred lives.'
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editநூறாயிசு • (nūṟāyicu)
- (idiomatic, dialectal, colloquial) said to someone who has just sneezed
- used to bless someone casually, to mean: 'May you live long/may you have a long life.'