آنسو

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu), from Sanskrit अश्रु॑ (áśru), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru, from *h₂eḱ-.

Cognates include Gujarati આંસુ (ā̃su), Marathi आसू (āsū), Nepali आँसु (ā̃su), Punjabi ہنجھو / ਹੰਝੂ (hañjhū), and Sindhi هَنجَ (hañja).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ː.suː/

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• Rhymes: -uː
• Hyphenation: آن٘‧سُو

آن٘سُو • (ā̃sū) m (Hindi spelling आँसू)

1. (usually in the plural) tear

   اُس کی آن٘کھوں میں آن٘سُو بَھر آئے۔

   us kī ā̃khõ mẽ ā̃sū bhar āe.

   Her eyes were filled with tears.

• آنسو بہانا (ā̃sū bahānā, “to shed tear(s)”)

• “آنسو”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “آنسو”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.