आँसू

See also: आंसू, आस, आस्, आसि, and आसा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• अंजू (añjū) — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu), 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (assu), from Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru (compare Persian ارس (ars)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru-, from compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (“eye bitter”) (compare *dáḱru-). Doublet of अश्रु (aśru), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) 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

Related terms

• अश्रु (aśru), टसुआ (ṭasuā)

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.