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U+0919, ङ
DEVANAGARI LETTER NGA

[U+0918]
Devanagari
[U+091A]

Translingual

Letter

(ṅ)

  1. The Devanagari script's voiced velar nasal consonant; : /ŋ/

See also

Gamale Kham

Pronunciation

Letter

(ṇa)

  1. Used to represent the [ŋ] sound in Gamale Kham

See also

References

  • Wilde, Christopher P. (2016) “”, in Gamale Kham Phonology Revisited, with Devanagari-based Orthography and Lexicon, Asia-Pacific Linguistics

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ŋə/, [ŋɐ]

Letter

(ṅa)

  1. the fifth consonant in Hindi

See also

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ŋʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari:

Letter

(ṅa)

  1. The fifth consonant in Nepali.

Newar

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Pronunciation

Noun

(ṅa? (Newa Spelling 𑐒)

  1. (Dolakhae) fish

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

(ṅa)

  1. An object of sense
  2. Desire, wish.
  3. An epithet of Śiva

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ങൻ (ṅaṉ)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “ङः”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]