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candrabindu

/t͡ʃʌndɹəbɪnduː/

candrabindu noun: 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").

Noun

candrabindu (plural candrabindus)

  1. 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
    • Bengali: কঁ

candrabindu meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

candrabindu in Hindi

candrabindu
चन्द्रबिन्दु candrabindu, चंद्रबिंदु candrabindu, ँ (̃)

candrabindu in Urdu

candrabindu
چندربند candrabindu

candrabindu in Bengali

candrabindu
চন্দ্রবিন্দু condrobindu

candrabindu in Telugu

candrabindu
చంద్రబిందు candrabindu
More languagesFewer languages
candrabindu in Odia
ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରବିନ୍ଦୁ candrabindu
candrabindu in Sanskrit
चन्द्रबिन्दु candrabindu
candrabindu in Assamese
চন্দ্ৰবিন্দু sondrobindu
candrabindu in Thai
จันทรพินทุ

Forms of candrabindu

pluralcandrabindus
alternative formchandrabindu
alternative formchandravindu
alternative formcandravindu
alternative formchandrobindu
alternative formchondrobindu

Origin of candrabindu

Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu, literally “moon dot”).

Questions about candrabindu

What does candrabindu mean?
Candrabindu means 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").
What is candrabindu in Hindi?
Candrabindu in Hindi is चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu), चंद्रबिंदु (candrabindu), ँ (̃). See Candrabindu meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is candrabindu?
Candrabindu is a noun.
How do you pronounce candrabindu?
Candrabindu is pronounced /t͡ʃʌndɹəbɪnduː/.
What is the plural of candrabindu?
The plural of candrabindu is candrabindus.

Words near candrabindu in the dictionary

  1. candour
  2. candours
  3. candoxatril
  4. candoxatrilat
  5. candoxin
  6. candrabindu
  7. candrabindus
  8. Candraprabha
  9. candravindu
  10. candravindus
  11. candroy

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