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ayyo

ayya

masc nom sg of ayya (noun); masc nom sg of ayya (adj)

1. master; noble; gentleman; sir
2. noble

Etymology. ariya > ayira > ayya; Sanskrit ārya

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

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