අයු

Sinhalese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀬𑀼𑀉 < *𑀅𑀈𑀉 (*ayuu < *aīu), from Sanskrit अतीत (atīta).

Adjective

අයු • (ayu)

1. past

Derived terms

• අයු කල් (ayu kal, “past time; past tense”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “atīta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 12
• Carter, Charles Henry (1924) “අයු”, in A Sinhalese-English dictionary, Colombo: Ceylon Observer Printing Works, →OCLC, page 59.