| Type: | Meitei |
| Haosi Namoinu | |
| Deity Of: | Lady who turned into a mni|Harinongnang|[[cicada]][1] |
| Member Of: | Cicadas in mythology |
| Other Names: | Hausi Namoinu |
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| Cult Centre: | --> |
| Abodes: | --> |
| World: | --> |
| Weapons: | --> |
| Artefacts: | --> |
| Animals: | cicada or cricket (insect) |
| Symbols: | --> |
| Adherents: | Meitei people |
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| Consorts: | --> |
| Parents: | Pokmabi Laoshigam Chanu (mother) and Senbi Loikenba (father) |
| Children: | --> |
| Texts: | Khongjomnubi Nonggarol and Hāosi Nāmoinu |
| Gender: | Female |
| Region: | Ancient Moirang, Ancient Kangleipak |
| Ethnic Group: | Meitei people |
Haosi Namoinu is a character in Meitei mythology and folklore of Ancient Kangleipak. She is the only daughter of lady Pokmabi Laoshigam Chanu and lord Senbi Loikenba. Her father was a minister of the then Ancient Moirang kingdom, in charge of collecting tributes from the land of Kabo (present day Western Myanmar).[2] [3]
After Haosi Namoinu's mother's untimely death, her father remarried with Nganurol Laoshigam Chanu (Loisingam Chanu), the sister of her mother. Spending a few days happily, Senbi Loikenba left for Kabo on the King's errand and during his absence, Haosi Namoinu was harshly treated by her stepmother.[4] [5] She was not allowed to go outside and play with her friends. She had to work as hard as she could to satisfy her stepmother. Her bliss of household life was much worsened.Her stepmother ordered her work after work and she completed it with no rest. She was forced to husk the rice, tired as she was, again she had to cook food for them and serve but she uttered no lamentation. Her stepmother's ruthlessness came to the highest degree and she ordered Haosi Namoinu, that if she wanted to join the feast (spring festival), she had to go to the maternal grandparents' house and bring a load of paddy rice (un-husked rice). She did so, but her stepmother was still not satisfied, and struck her head with a cookery utensil. Having been deprived of all youthful delights, the girl transformed herself into a Hari Nongnang (cicada) (or cricket in some version), with her clothes as wings and feathers, and flew away with ravishing tears.[6] [3]
The story of lady Haosi Namoinu is mentioned in the Khongjomnubi Nongarol as one of its two content stories.[3]
The following is a passage from the text describing the pitiable plight of lady Haosi Namoinu suffering the atrocities of her cruel stepmother:
Other than the Khongjomnubi Nongarol, another ancient treatise named "Hāosi Nāmoinu", tells the tragic story of the unfortunate lady Haosi Namoinu.The following is a quote from the text, describing the ethos of the then people, their pleasure loving character and socialisation enthusiasm, in association with the nature.[7]