આયખું

Gujarati

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit आयुष (āyuṣa). First attested as Old Gujarati आयुष (āyuṣa). Doublet of આયુષ (āyuṣ), which has mostly superseded this word.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.jə.kʰũ/

Noun

આયખું • (āyakhũ) n (poetic, dialectal)

  1. lifespan
    Synonym: આયુષ (āyuṣ)
  2. life
    Synonym: જીવતર (jīvtar)
    • (Can we date this quote?), જગદીશ જોષી, “અણગમતું આયખું”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      અણગમતું આયખું લઈ લ્યોને, નાથ !
      aṇagamtũ āyakhũ laī lyone, nāth !
      Take away this unliked life, Lord!
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