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 “a hundred years lifespan”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪uːraːjit͡ɕɯ/, [n̪uːraːjisɯ]

Interjection

நூறாயிசு • (nūṟāyicu) (colloquial)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) said to someone who has just sneezed; equivalent to English bless you, God bless you.
  2. said as a blessing, to mean 'May you live long / May you have a long life.'

Noun

நூறாயிசு • (nūṟāyicu) (colloquial)

  1. (literally) a lifespan of hundred years

Declension

u-stem declension of நூறாயிசு (nūṟāyicu) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative
nūṟāyicu 		-
vocative நூறாயிசே
nūṟāyicē 		-
accusative நூறாயிசை
nūṟāyicai 		-
dative நூறாயிசுக்கு
nūṟāyicukku 		-
benefactive நூறாயிசுக்காக
nūṟāyicukkāka 		-
genitive 1 நூறாயிசுடைய
nūṟāyicuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 நூறாயிசின்
nūṟāyiciṉ 		-
locative 1 நூறாயிசில்
nūṟāyicil 		-
locative 2 நூறாயிசிடம்
nūṟāyiciṭam 		-
sociative 1 நூறாயிசோடு
nūṟāyicōṭu 		-
sociative 2 நூறாயிசுடன்
nūṟāyicuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental நூறாயிசால்
nūṟāyicāl 		-
ablative நூறாயிசிலிருந்து
nūṟāyiciliruntu 		-
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