આયખું

Gujarati

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit आयुष (āyuṣa). First attested as Old Gujarati आयुष (āyuṣa). Doublet of આયુષ (āyuṣ), which has mostly superseded this word.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.jə.kʰũ/

Noun

આયખું • (āyakhũ) n (poetic, dialectal)

1. lifespan

   Synonym: આયુષ (āyuṣ)

2. life

   Synonym: જીવતર (jīvtar)

   • (Can we date this quote?), જગદીશ જોષી, “અણગમતું આયખું”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     અણગમતું આયખું લઈ લ્યોને, નાથ !

     aṇagamtũ āyakhũ laī lyone, nāth !

     Take away this unliked life, Lord!