ອາຍຸ
Lao
Alternative forms
- ອາຢຸ (ʼā yu), ອາຽຸ – dated
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali āyu (“age”), from Sanskrit आयु (āyu). Compare Thai อายุ (aa-yú), modern Khmer អាយុ (ʼaayuʼ).
Pronunciation
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩(˧).ɲuʔ˧]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ʔaː˩˨.ɲuʔ˧˨]
- Hyphenation: ອາ-ຍຸ
- Rhymes: -uʔ
Noun
ອາຍຸ • (ʼā nyu)
- age
- life
- lifespan