āyus

See also: ayus

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀆𑀬𑀼𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• आयुस् (Devanagari script)
• আযুস্ (Bengali script)
• ආයුස් (Sinhalese script)
• အာယုသ် or ဢႃယုသ် (Burmese script)
• อายุสฺ or อายุส (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᨿᩩᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາຍຸສ຺ or ອາຍຸສ or ອາຢຸສ (Lao script)
• អាយុស៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄠𑄪𑄥𑄴 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आयुस् (āyus).

Noun

āyus n

1. age

Declension

Declension table of "āyus" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	āyu or āyuṃ	āyūni or āyū
Accusative (second)	āyuṃ or āyu	āyūni or āyū
Instrumental (third)	āyunā or āyusā	āyūhi or āyūbhi
Dative (fourth)	āyussa or āyuno	āyūnaṃ or āyusaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	āyunā or āyusā	āyūhi or āyūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	āyussa or āyuno	āyūnaṃ or āyusaṃ
Locative (seventh)	āyuni or āyusi	āyūsu
Vocative (calling)	āyu or āyuṃ	āyūni or āyū

Derived terms

• āyasmant
• -āyuka

Descendants

• → Khmer: អាយុ (ʼaayuʼ)
• → Lao: ອາຍຸ (ʼā nyu)
• → Thai: อายุ (aa-yú)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “āyu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead