ہنج

Saraiki

Etymology

From Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru. Cognate with Punjabi ਹੰਝੂ (hañjhū) and Sindhi هنج.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hə̃d͡ʒ/

Noun

ہَن٘ج (haṉj) f

1. tear

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áśru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 40