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Pronunciation / Transliteration: aayu
"आपकी आयु क्या है?"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.
"She started learning the piano at a very young age." - 2
A distinct period of history.
"We are now living in the digital age."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'age', which itself stems from Vulgar Latin 'aetaticum', meaning a period of life or age, ultimately from Latin 'aetas' (age, lifetime). Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting a specific stage or duration of life to also describing the quality of becoming older or showing signs of wear over time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Age" is said worldwide
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âge
Transliteration: azh
"Quel âge as-tu ?"
Alter
Transliteration: altər
"Wie alt bist du?"
età
Transliteration: eˈta
"Quanti anni hai?"
edad
Transliteration: eˈðað
"¿Qué edad tienes?"
idade
Transliteration: iˈdadʒi
"Qual é a sua idade?"
आयु
Transliteration: aayu
"आपकी आयु क्या है?"
年龄
Transliteration: niánlíng
"你多大了？"
나이
Transliteration: nai
"나이가 어떻게 되세요?"
年齢
Transliteration: nenrei
"おいくつですか？"
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