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U+091E, ञ
DEVANAGARI LETTER NYA

[U+091D]
Devanagari
[U+091F]

Translingual

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɲə/ (may vary by language)

Letter

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(ña)

  1. a letter of the Devanagari alphabet

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Ligatures:

Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ñə)

  1. The twentieth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ña)

  1. the tenth consonant in Hindi, used in Sanskrit loanwords

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Marathi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ña)

  1. The tenth consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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  • (phoneme) IPA(key): [nʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari:
  • (letter name) IPA(key): [jʌ̃]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: यँ

Letter

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(ña)

  1. The tenth consonant in Nepali.

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References

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  • ”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Newar

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Alternative forms

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  • (Dolakhae) (ṅa)

Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

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(ña? (Newa Spelling 𑐘)

  1. (Kathmandu) fish

Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ña) stem?

  1. Singer
  2. Gurgling sound
  3. Bull
  4. N. of Śukra
  5. Perversity
  6. Number 'ten'

References

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