Glossary Term
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- गुनाह
- Transliteration
- gunah
- Rejected alternatives
- दोष (fault/blame, too weak/civic)
Sin
गुनाह (a widely borrowed term across Assam-region languages) conveys moral transgression before a personal God. Must be distinguished from ritual impurity addressed through Bathou/Kherai cleansing rites, which are about restoring household or community harmony rather than answering to a holy God.
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