Āya [Sk. āya; ā + i] 1. coming in, entrance M iii.93. - 2. tax J v.113. -- 3. income, earning, profit, gain (opp. vaya loss) A iv.282 = 323; Sn 978; J i.228; KhA 38 (in expln. of kāya), 82 (in etym. of āyatana); PvA 130. <-> 4. (āyā f.?) a lucky dice ("the incomer") J vi.281.

-- kammika a treasurer DhA i.184. -- kusala clever in earnings Nett 20. -- kosalla proficiency in money making D iii.220 (one of the three kosallas); Vbh 325. -- pariccāga expediture of one's income PvA 8. -- mukha (lit.) entrance, inflow, going in D i.74 (= āgamana -- magga DA 1.78); M ii.15; A ii.166; (fig.) revenue income, money SnA 173.