நூறாயிசு

Tamil

Alternative forms

• நூறாய்சு (nūṟāycu), நூறு ஆய்சு (nūṟu āycu)

Etymology

Compound of நூறு (nūṟu, “hundred”) +‎ ஆயிசு (āyicu, “life”, from ஆயுசு (āyucu), from Sanskrit आयुस् (āyus)), literally translates to 'hundred lives.'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̪uːraːjɪt͡ɕʊ/, [n̪uːraːjɪsɯ]

Interjection

நூறாயிசு • (nūṟāyicu)

1. (idiomatic, dialectal, colloquial) said to someone who has just sneezed
2. used to bless someone casually, to mean: 'May you live long/may you have a long life.'

See also

• bless you