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anusvara meaning in Sanskrit

अनुस्वार anusvāra

anusvara in Sanskrit: अनुस्वार (anusvāra), ं (ṃ), बिन्दु (bindu). In English, anusvara means a diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.

Sanskrit words for anusvara

anusvara diacritic
अनुस्वार anusvāra, ं (ṃ), बिन्दु bindu

English meaning of anusvara

  1. noun A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.

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Questions about anusvara in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of anusvara in Sanskrit?
Anusvara in Sanskrit is अनुस्वार (anusvāra), ं (ṃ), बिन्दु (bindu).
anusvara इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Anusvara: अनुस्वार (anusvāra), ं (ṃ), बिन्दु (bindu).
What does anusvara mean in English?
Anusvara means a diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.

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