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:

• द्व (dva): द + व

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 Persian و‎ (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

Etymology 2

Letter

व • (va)

1. the twenty-ninth consonant in Hindi

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ 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,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ फ़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə/

Etymology 1

Letter

व • (va)

1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Marathi.

Etymology 2

Conjunction

व • (va)

1. (literary) and

See also

• आणि (āṇi)

Nepali

Pronunciation

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

Letter

व • (wa)

1. The twenty-ninth consonant in Nepali.

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ऌ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ 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,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ क्ष,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ ^{(Category: Nepali letters) [edit]}

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• va (Latin script)
• 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ৰ (Bengali script)
• ව (Sinhalese script)
• ဝ (Burmese script)
• ว or วะ (Thai script)
• ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
• វ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇 (Chakma script)

Alternative forms

• iva (Latin script)
• 𑀇𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• इव (Devanagari script)
• ইৰ (Bengali script)
• ඉව (Sinhalese script)
• ဣဝ or ဢိဝ (Burmese script)
• อิว or อิวะ (Thai script)
• ᩍᩅ (Tai Tham script)
• ອິວ or ອິວະ (Lao script)
• ឥវ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄨𑅇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From iva.

Particle

व

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