आँसू

Etymology

From Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Persian ارس‎ (ars)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru-, from compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (“eye bitter”) (compare *dáḱru-). Doublet of अश्रु (aśru), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ː.suː/

Noun

आँसू • (ā̃sū) m (Urdu spelling آنسو‎)

1. tear

   उसकी आँखों में आँसू भर गए

   uskī ā̃khõ mẽ ā̃sū bhar gae

   Her eyes filled with tears.

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “आँसू”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “आँसू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.