Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru). Cognate with Hindi अश्रु (aśru), Marathi अश्रु (aśru), Gujarati અશ્રુ (aśru), Vaghri અસ્સૂ (assū), Dogri अत्थरूं (attharū̃), Punjabi ਹੰਝੂ (hañjhū), Kannada ಅಶ್ರು (aśru), Malayalam അശ്രു (aśru), Telugu అశ్రువు (aśruvu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /osɾu/, [ˈosɾuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /osɹu/, [ˈosɹuˑ]

Noun

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অশ্রু (osru)

  1. (poetic) tear
    Synonym: আঁখিজল (ãkhijol)