අයු
Sinhalese
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀬𑀼𑀉 < *𑀅𑀈𑀉 (*ayuu < *aīu), from Sanskrit अतीत (atīta).
Adjective
අයු • (ayu)
- past
Derived terms
- අයු කල් (ayu kal, “past time; past tense”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “atīta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 12
- Carter, Charles Henry (1924), “අයු”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, OCLC 699195102, page 59.