អាយុ
See also: អាយ
Khmer
Etymology
From Pali āyu, from Sanskrit आयु (āyu, “life, duration of life”). Compare Lao ອາຍຸ (’ā nyu), Thai อายุ (aa-yú).
Pronunciation
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Noun
អាយុ • (ʾaayuʾ)
- age, life
Verb
អាយុ • (ʾaayuʾ) (abstract noun ការអាយុ)
- to be a certain age, to be ... years old
- នាងអាយុប៉ុន្មានហើយ ― niəng ʾaayuʾ ponmaan haəy ― How old are you?
- ខ្ញុំអាយុដប់ឆ្នាំ ― khñom ʾaayuʾ dɑp chnam ― I am ten years old
Derived terms
- អាយុវឌ្ឍន៍ (“longevity”)