atchinga

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Garo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From atching + -a (neutral, unmarked tense-aspect marker). Likely a form of onomatopoeia. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb[edit]

atchinga (intransitive)

  1. sneeze

References[edit]

  • Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 385