ङ

See also: ड, ड़, ॾ, and इ

ङ U+0919, ङ
DEVANAGARI LETTER NGA
← घ
[U+0918]
Devanagari च →
[U+091A]

Translingual

Letter

ङ (ṅ)

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

See also

Gamale Kham

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋə/

Letter

ङ (ṇa)

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

See also

References

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

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ŋə/, [ŋɐ]

Letter

ङ • (ṅa)

  1. the fifth consonant in Hindi

See also

Nepali

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ङ • (ṅa)

  1. The fifth consonant in Nepali.

Newar

Alternative forms

  • (Kathmandu) ञ (ña)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ŋə]

Noun

ङ • (ṅa) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐒)

  1. (Dolakhae) fish

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ङ • (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]
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