आंहू
See also: आहा
Rajasthani
Etymology
From Sanskrit अश्रु (áśru). Compare with Hindustani आँसू (ā̃sū) / آنسو (ā̃sū) and Gujarati આંસું (ā̃sũ). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Persian ارس (ars)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru-, from compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (“eye bitter”) (compare *dáḱru-).
References
- Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 21. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).
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