रुआँसा

Hindi

Etymology

Related with रोना (ronā, “to cry”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾʊ.ɑ̃ː.sɑː/, [ɾʊ.ä̃ː.säː]

Adjective

रुआँसा • (ruā̃sā)

1. tearful, as if about to weep

Declension

Declension of रुआँसा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	रुआँसा ruā̃sā	रुआँसे ruā̃se	रुआँसी ruā̃sī	रुआँसी ruā̃sī
oblique	रुआँसे ruā̃se	रुआँसे ruā̃se	रुआँसी ruā̃sī	रुआँसी ruā̃sī
vocative	रुआँसे ruā̃se	रुआँसे ruā̃se	रुआँसी ruā̃sī	रुआँसी ruā̃sī

Related terms

• रुआस (ruās, “tearfulness”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रुआँसा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रुआँसा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.