Āyuka (—°) (adjective) [from āyu] — being of life; having a life or age A IV 396 (niyat°); Vv-a 196 (yāvatāyukā dibbasampatti divine bliss lasting for a lifetime). Especially frequent in combination with dīgha (long) and appa (short) as dīghāyuka A IV 240; Pv-a 27; appāyuka A IV 247; Pv-a 103; both at Vism 422. In phrase vīsati-vassasahassāyukesu manussesu at the time when men lived 20,000 years D II 5-12 (see Table at D.B. II 6); Dhp-a II 9; Pv-a 135; dasa-vassasahassāyukesu manussesu (10,000 years) Pv-a 73; cattāḷīsa° Dhp-a I 103; catusaṭṭhi-kappāyukā subhakiṇhā Vism 422.
(adj, adj, from āyu) (long or short) lived; of age; with lifespan of having the age of Construction: ā + √i > ay + *u + ka āyu + ka