candrabindu en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /t͡ʃʌndɹəbɪnduː/
- /t͡ʃɔndɹəbɪnduː/
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu, literally “moon dot”).
Meanings
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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")
Devanagari: कँ
Telugu: కఁ
Gurmukhi: ਕਁ
Odia: କଁ
Bengali: কঁ
Gujarati: કઁ
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chandravindu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chandrobindu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| candravindu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| candrabindus | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chandrabindu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chondrobindu | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
killer · vowel killer · visarga · sukun · halant · anusvara
Translations (17)
ja チャンドラビンドゥ (candrabindu) · ru чандраби́нду (candrabindu) · cmn 仰月點 /仰月点 (candrabindu) · bn চন্দ্রবিন্দু (candrabindu) · ur چندربند (candrabindu) · fr tchandrabindou (candrabindu) · hi चंद्रबिंदु (candrabindu) · hi चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu) · fr chandrabindu (candrabindu) · te చంద్రబిందు (candrabindu) · yue 仰月點 /仰月点 (candrabindu) · hi ँ (̃) (candrabindu) · th จันทรพินทุ (candrabindu) · as চন্দ্ৰবিন্দু (candrabindu) · sa चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu) · or ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରବିନ୍ଦୁ (candrabindu) · de Chandrabindu (candrabindu)