ਹੰਝੂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru

Sanskrit अश्रु॑ (áśru)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀼 (aṃsu)

Punjabi ਹੰਝੂ (hañjhū)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦən.d͡ʒʱuː/, [ɦɐ̃n.d͡ʒʱuː]

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Noun

ਹੰਝੂ • (hañjhū) m (Shahmukhi spelling ہنجھو)

1. tear, tears