អាយុ

See also: អាយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Pali āyu, from Sanskrit आयु (āyu, “life, duration of life”). Compare Lao ອາຍຸ (ʼā nyu), Thai อายุ (aa-yú).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic អាយុ ʼāyu WT romanisation ʼaayuʼ (standard) IPA(key) /ʔaː.ˈjuʔ/

Noun

អាយុ • (ʼaayuʼ)

1. age, life

Verb

អាយុ • (ʼaayuʼ) (abstract noun ការអាយុ)

1. to be a certain age, to be ... years old

   នាងអាយុប៉ុន្មានហើយ  ―  niəng ʼaayuʼ ponmaan haəy  ―  How old are you?

   ខ្ញុំអាយុដប់ឆ្នាំ  ―  khñom ʼaayuʼ dɑp chnam  ―  I am ten years old

Derived terms

• អាយុវឌ្ឍន៍ (ʼaayuvŏət, “longevity”)