ज्ञ

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See also: ज्ञा

Translingual

Ligature

ज्ञ (jña, gya)

  1. In Devanagari an irregular ligature of ज and ञ.

Hindi

Pronunciation

Ligature

ज्ञ • (jña)

  1. In Hindi, an irregular ligature of ज (ja) and ञ (ña)

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɲə/
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Ligature

ज्ञ • (jña)

  1. In Marathi an irregular ligature of ज (ja) and ञ (ña)

Nepali

Pronunciation

Ligature

ज्ञ • (gy)

  1. In Nepali an irregular ligature of ज (ja) and ञ (ña), considered its own letter, and hence the last letter of the Nepali alphabet.

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Ligature

ज्ञ • (jña)

  1. In Sanskrit an irregular ligature of ज (ja) and ञ (ña)

Noun

ज्ञ • (jña) stem, ?

  1. A wise and learned man
  2. The sentient soul
  3. The planet Mercury
  4. The planet Mars
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मङ्गल
  5. An epithet of Brahmā

References

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