आँसू

See also: आंसू, आस, आस्, आसि, and आसा

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru
    Sanskrit अश्रु॑ (áśru)
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu)
    Hindi आँसू (ā̃sū)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu), from Sanskrit अश्रु॑ (áśru), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru, from *h₂eḱ-. Doublet of अश्रु (aśru), a tatsama.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑ̃ː.suː/, [ä̃ː.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.

    Declension

    Declension of आँसू (masc ū-stem)
    singular plural
    direct आँसू
    ā̃sū     		आँसू
    ā̃sū
    oblique आँसू
    ā̃sū     		आँसुओं
    ā̃suõ
    vocative आँसू
    ā̃sū     		आँसुओ
    ā̃suo

    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.
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