Teardrop — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)

a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪɹdɹɑːp/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈiədɹɒp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈiədɹɒp/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɪɹdɹɑːp/.

Examples

his story brought tears to her eyes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tear

Parts of Speech

noun	anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
noun	a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands “his story brought tears to her eyes”

Word Forms

tear

verb

fill with tears or shed tears

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Träne

alles, was die Form eines fallenden Tropfens hat (als Edelsteinanhänger an einem Ohrring)

🇫🇷French

larme

tout ce qui a la forme d'une goutte qui tombe (comme un pendentif sur une boucle d'oreille)

🇪🇸Spanish

lágrima

cualquier cosa con forma de gota que cae (como una gema colgante en un arete)

🇮🇹Italian

lacrima

qualsiasi cosa a forma di goccia che cade (come una gemma pendente su un orecchino)

🇳🇱Dutch

traan

alles in de vorm van een vallende druppel (als hanger aan een oorbel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

lágrima

qualquer coisa em forma de gota caindo (como uma joia pendente em um brinco)

🇷🇺Russian

слеза

что-либо в форме падающей капли (например, драгоценный камень-подвеска на серьге)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अश्रु

गिरती बूंद के आकार की कोई भी चीज़ (कान की बाली पर लटकते रत्न के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

অশ্রুবিন্দু

পড়ে যাওয়া ড্রপের মতো আকৃতির কিছু (কানের দুলের দুলের রত্ন হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்ணீர் துளி

விழும் துளி போன்ற வடிவம் (காதணியில் பதக்க ரத்தினமாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

కన్నీటి బొట్టు

పడే డ్రాప్ ఆకారంలో ఏదైనా (చెవిపోగుపై లాకెట్టు రత్నం వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

अश्रू

पडणाऱ्या थेंबासारखा आकार असलेली कोणतीही गोष्ट (कानातले लटकन रत्न म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંસુ

પડતી ડ્રોપ જેવા આકારની કોઈપણ વસ્તુ (કાનની બુટ્ટી પર પેન્ડન્ટ રત્ન તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನ ಹನಿ

ಬೀಳುವ ಹನಿಯಂತೆ ಆಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ (ಕಿವಿಯೋಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಪೆಂಡೆಂಟ್ ರತ್ನವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ണുനീർ തുള്ളി

വീഴുന്ന തുള്ളിയുടെ ആകൃതിയിലുള്ള എന്തും (കമ്മലിൽ പതിക്കുന്ന രത്നമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੰਝੂ

ਡਿੱਗਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਬੂੰਦ ਵਰਗੀ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਚੀਜ਼ (ਇੱਕ ਕੰਨ ਦੀ ਬਾਲੀ 'ਤੇ ਲਟਕਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਰਤਨ ਵਾਂਗ)

🇵🇰Urdu

آنسو

گرتے ہوئے قطرے کی شکل والی کوئی بھی چیز (بالی پر لاکٹ جواہر کی طرح)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泪珠

任何形状像坠落的水滴的东西（如耳环上的吊坠宝石）

🇯🇵Japanese

ティアドロップ

落ちる雫の形をしたもの（イヤリングのペンダント宝石など）

🇰🇷Korean

눈물

떨어지는 물방울 모양의 것(귀걸이에 달린 펜던트 보석)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giọt nước mắt

bất cứ thứ gì có hình dạng giống như một giọt nước rơi (như một viên đá quý mặt dây chuyền trên bông tai)

🇹🇭Thai

หยดน้ำตา

สิ่งใดก็ตามที่มีรูปร่างคล้ายหยดน้ำ (เป็นอัญมณีจี้บนต่างหู)

🇮🇩Indonesian

titik air mata

segala sesuatu yang berbentuk seperti tetesan air yang jatuh (sebagai permata liontin di anting-anting)

🇵🇭Filipino

patak ng luha

anumang hugis tulad ng isang bumabagsak na patak (bilang isang palawit na hiyas sa isang hikaw)

🇲🇾Malay

titisan air mata

apa-apa yang berbentuk seperti titisan yang jatuh (sebagai permata loket pada anting-anting)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دمعة

أي شيء على شكل قطرة متساقطة (كجوهرة معلقة على قرط)

🇮🇷Persian

قطره اشک

هر چیزی به شکل یک قطره در حال سقوط (به عنوان یک جواهر آویز روی گوشواره)

🇹🇷Turkish

gözyaşı

Düşen bir damla şeklinde olan herhangi bir şey (küpedeki kolye taşı gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִמעָה

כל דבר בצורת טיפה נופלת (כאבן חן תליון על עגיל)

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