See also: , ड़, , and

U+0919, ङ
DEVANAGARI LETTER NGA

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

Translingual

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Letter

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(ṅ)

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

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Gamale Kham

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Pronunciation

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(ṇa)

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

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References

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

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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(ṅa)

  1. the fifth consonant in Hindi

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Nepali

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Pronunciation

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(ṅa)

  1. The fifth consonant in Nepali.

Newar

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

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Noun

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(ṅa? (Newa Spelling 𑐒)

  1. (Dolakhae) fish

Sanskrit

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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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(ṅa)

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

Descendants

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  • Malayalam: ങൻ (ṅaṉ)

References

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