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Where does “ayya” come from?

ayya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit आर्य, from Pali อริย — Thai script form of ariya.

ayya (Pali): noble

Definitions

  1. noble

Ancestry of “ayya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआर्यan Indo-Aryan, i.e. an Ārya, a self-designator of...
2PaliอริยThai script form of ariya

Words derived from “ayya”

  • ayah
  • ayahanda
  • ayah
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