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
Orthographic and Phonemic អាយុ
ʾāyu
WT romanisation ʾaayuʾ
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔaː.ˈjuʔ/

Noun

អាយុ • (ʾaayuʾ)

  1. age, life

Verb

អាយុ • (ʾaayuʾ) (abstract noun ការអាយុ)

  1. 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
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