Candrabindu
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /t͡ʃʌndɹəbɪnduː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Candrabindu is a noun meaning A diacritic used in Indic scripts like Devanagari (ँ), Bengali (ঁ), Gurmukhi ( ਁ), Gujarati (ઁ), Odia (ଁ), and Telugu (ఁ) scripts. It usually indicates that the previous vowel is nasalized. Shown here over the letter "ka" (or in the case of Telugu, after the "ka"):.
Meaning
A diacritic used in Indic scripts like Devanagari (ँ), Bengali (ঁ), Gurmukhi ( ਁ), Gujarati (ઁ), Odia (ଁ), and Telugu (ఁ) scripts. It usually indicates that the previous vowel is nasalized. Shown here over the letter "ka" (or in the case of Telugu, after the "ka"):.
Example Sentences
Gurmukhi: ਕਁ
Gujarati: કઁ
Devanagari: कँ
Word Forms
- candrabindus
- candravindu
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include candravindu, chandravindu, anusvara, nuqta, halant, shadda.
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