व

See also: ब, ॿ, वृ, वे, and -व

व U+0935, व
DEVANAGARI LETTER VA
← ऴ
[U+0934]
Devanagari श →
[U+0936]

Translingual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋə/, /wə/, /və/ (may vary by language, dialect, context, etc.)

Letter

व (va)

  1. The fourth semivowel of the Devanagari script, but traditionally classified (and collated) as a consonant. Linguistically it is considered a labio-dental approximant.

See also

Ligatures:

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋə]

Letter

व • (va)

  1. The ninth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋə]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic وَ (wa, “and”), via Classical Persian و (wa, u). Cognate with Marathi व (va).

Conjunction

व • (va) (Urdu spelling و)

  1. (literary) and
    Synonyms: और (aur), तथा (tathā), एवं (evã)
Usage notes

The usage is the same as in Arabic:

किताबें व पार्सल व काग़ज़
kitābẽ va pārsal va kāġaz
books, parcels, and papers

Letter

व • (va)

  1. the twenty-ninth consonant in Hindi

See also

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋə/

Letter

व • (va)

  1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Marathi.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic وَ (wa, “and”), via Classical Persian و (wa, u). Cognate with Hindi व (va), Sanskrit एवं.

Conjunction

व • (va)

  1. (literary) and
    Synonyms: आणि (āṇi), नि (ni), अन् (an)

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: व

Letter

व • (wa)

  1. The twenty-ninth consonant in Nepali.

See also

Pali

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Particle

व

  1. Devanagari script form of va (“like, as if”)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Particle

व

  1. Devanagari script form of va, sandhi form of एव (eva, “even”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Adverb

व • (va)

  1. Alternative form of इव (iva, “like”)

Pronoun

व • (va)

  1. sandhi form of accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम् (tvám, “you”)
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