อายุ

Thai

Alternative forms

อายุศม์

Etymology

From Pali āyu (“age”), from Sanskrit आयु (āyu); probably via Old Khmer ʼāyuḥ, ʼāyu° (“age; life; lifespan”). Compare Modern Khmer អាយុ (aayʊ’); Lao ອາຍຸ (’ā nyu).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		อายุ ɒ ā y u
Phonemic		อา-ยุ ɒ ā – y u
Romanization	Paiboon	aa-yú
	Royal Institute	a-yu
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ʔaː˧.juʔ˦˥/

Noun

อายุ • (aa-yú)

age.
- คุณอายุเท่าไร
  kun aa-yú tâo-rai
  How old are you? — (literally): How much is your age?
life.
lifespan.

See also

ยุค (yúk)

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