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āyusā

āyu

nt instr sg of āyu (noun)

1. āyu (nt): life
2. āyu (nt): life force; life energy
3. āyu (nt): long life; longevity
4. āyu (nt): age
5. āyusā (nt): with one's life

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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