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candrabindu meaning in Sanskrit

चन्द्रबिन्दु candrabindu

/t͡ʃʌndɹəbɪnduː/

candrabindu in Sanskrit: चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu). In English, 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").

Sanskrit words for candrabindu

candrabindu
चन्द्रबिन्दु candrabindu

English meaning of candrabindu

  1. 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").

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Questions about candrabindu in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of candrabindu in Sanskrit?
Candrabindu in Sanskrit is चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu).
candrabindu इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Candrabindu: चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu).
What does candrabindu mean in English?
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").

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