See also: , ॿ, वृ, वे, and -व

U+0935, व
DEVANAGARI LETTER VA

[U+0934]
Devanagari
[U+0936]

Translingual

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Pronunciation

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

Letter

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(va)

  1. the fourth semivowel of the Devanagari script

Usage notes

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  • Linguistically it is considered a labio-dental approximant.

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Ligatures:

Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(va)

  1. The ninth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋə/, [ʋɐ]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian وَ (wa), from Arabic وَ (wa). Cognate with Marathi (va).

Conjunction

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(va) (Urdu spelling و)

  1. (literary) and
    किताबेंपार्सलकाग़ज़kitābẽ va pārsal va kāġazbooks, parcels, and papers
    Synonyms: और (aur), तथा (tathā), एवं (evã)

Etymology 2

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Letter

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(va)

  1. the twenty-ninth consonant in Hindi

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Marathi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Letter

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(va)

  1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Marathi.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian و (wa, u), from Arabic وَ (wa, and). Cognate with Hindi (va).

Conjunction

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(va)

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

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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

Letter

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(wa)

  1. The twenty-ninth consonant in Nepali.

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Pali

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Particle

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

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Particle

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

Etymology 3

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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 m

  1. Devanagari script form of va (letter 'v')
    • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎[1] (overall work in Pali), page 4; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
      क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, , स, ह, ळ, ं। इति व्यञ्जन नाम होन्ति।
      Ka, kha, ga, gha, ṅa, ca, cha, ja, jha, ña, ṭa, ṭha, ḍa, ḍha, ṇa, ta, tha, da, dha, na, pa, pha, ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, la, va, sa, ha, ḷa, aṃ, iti vyañjanā nāma honti.
      'k', 'kh', 'g', 'gh', 'ṅ', 'c', 'ch', 'j', 'jh', 'ñ, 'ṭ', 'ṭh', 'ḍ', 'ḍh', 'ṇ', 't', 'th', 'd', 'dh', 'n', 'p', 'ph', 'b', 'bh', 'm', 'y', 'r', 'l', 'v', 's', 'h', 'ḷ' and 'ṃ', these are the consonants by name.
    • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎[2] (overall work in Pali), page 291; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
      वचवसवहादीनं उकारो वस्स ये ॥६॥
      वच, वस, वह इच्चेवमादीनं धातूनं वकारस्स उकारो होति य पच्चये परे । उच्चते, वुच्चति; वुस्सति; वुय्हति ॥
      6. Vacavasavahādīnaṃ ukāro vassa ye
      Vaca, vasa, vaha iccevamādīnaṃ dhātūnaṃ vakārassa ukāro hoti ya paccaye pare.Uccate, vuccate; vussati; vuyhati.
      Vac, vas, vah etc. which have 'u' for 'va'
      Roots vac, vas, vah and so on etc. have 'u' from 'va' next to the ending 'ya'.
      Exx: uccate, vuccate; vussati; vuyhati.
Declension
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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adverb

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(va)

  1. Alternative form of इव (iva, like)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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(va)

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