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āyu

nt nom sg of āyu (noun); nt voc sg of āyu (noun)

1. life
2. life force; life energy
3. long life; longevity
4. age

Etymology. ā + √i > ay + *u; from √i 'come, go'; Sanskrit āyus [e]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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