ਂ

Translingual

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: ں (be), ن٘ (be)
• ੰ (̃)

Pronunciation

With [ə] as a reference vowel

• (before uvulars) IPA^(key): [ə̃ɴ]
• (before velars) IPA^(key): [ə̃ŋ]
• (before palatals) IPA^(key): /ə̃ɲ/, [ə̃n̠ʲ]
• (before retroflexes) IPA^(key): [ə̃ɳ]
• (before dentals) IPA^(key): [ə̃n̪]
• (before labials) IPA^(key): [ə̃m]
• (before approximants, voiceless sibilants and /ɦ/, finally) IPA^(key): [ə̃]

Diacritical mark

ਂ

1. Stands for nasalization of vowels. It is termed as Bindi.

It is an alternative diacritic of ੰ called Tippi.

• Bindi conjugates with specific vowels: ਆਂ (ā̃), ਈਂ (ī̃), ਏਂ (ē̃), ਐਂ (aĩ), ਓਂ (õ), ਔਂ (aũ), ਉਂ (ũ), ਊਂ (ū̃)
• And with the diacritics: ਾਂ (ā̃), ੀਂ (ī̃), ੇਂ (ẽ), ੈਂ (aĩ), ੋਂ (õ), ੌਂ (aũ)