U+091E, ञ
DEVANAGARI LETTER NYA

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

Translingual

Pronunciation

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

Letter

(ña)

  1. Devanagari letter.

See also

Ligatures:

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲə]

Letter

• (ñə)

  1. The twentieth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /njə/

Letter

• (ña)

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

See also

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jə̃/

Letter

• (ña)

  1. The tenth consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

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

Letter

• (ña)

  1. The tenth consonant in Nepali.

See also

References

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

Newar

Alternative forms

  • (Dolakhae) (ṅa)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

• (ña) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐘)

  1. (Kathmandu) fish

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

• (ña) stem, ?

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

References

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