Word.ws English Dictionary

tear meaning in Punjabi

ਹੰਝੂ hañjhū

UK/tɛə/

More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations

British/tɛː/

tear in Punjabi: ਹੰਝੂ (hañjhū), ਪਾੜਨਾ (pāṛnā), ہنجھو (haṉjhū), اتھرو (atthrū). In English, tear means to rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

Punjabi words for tear

tear, tears
ਹੰਝੂ hañjhū
to tear, rip, rend, split
ਪਾੜਨਾ pāṛnā
tear
ہنجھو haṉjhū, اتھرو atthrū, ਨੀਰ nīr, نیر nīr

English meaning of tear

  1. verb To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
  2. verb To injure as if by pulling apart.
  3. verb To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
  4. verb To make (an opening) with force or energy.

Full definition of tear

tear in a sentence

  • He tore his coat on the nail.
  • He tore some muscles in a weight-lifting accident.
  • He was torn by conflicting emotions.

Synonyms of tear

All synonyms of tear

tear in other languages

Questions about tear in Punjabi

What is the meaning of tear in Punjabi?
Tear in Punjabi is ਹੰਝੂ (hañjhū), ਪਾੜਨਾ (pāṛnā), ہنجھو (haṉjhū), اتھرو (atthrū).
tear ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Tear: ਹੰਝੂ (hañjhū), ਪਾੜਨਾ (pāṛnā), ہنجھو (haṉjhū), اتھرو (atthrū).
What does tear mean in English?
Tear means to rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

Source and license

Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “tear”: اتھرو, نیر, ہنجھو, ਨੀਰ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tear (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-us-tear-verb.ogg.

Cite this page: “tear meaning in Punjabi.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/punjabi/tear. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.