व

व U+0935, व DEVANAGARI LETTER VA ← ऴ Devanagari श →

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):

Letter

व • (va)

1. The ninth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic وَ (wa, “and”), via Classical Persian و (wa, u). Cognate with Marathi व (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)}

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə/

Etymology 1

Letter

व • (va)

1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Marathi.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic وَ (wa, “and”), via Classical Persian و (wa, u). Cognate with Hindi व (va), Sanskrit एवं.

Conjunction

व • (va)

1. (literary) and

   Synonyms: आणि (āṇi), नि (ni), अन् (an)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• 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)}

Pali

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Particle

व

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

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Particle

व

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ/

Etymology 1

Adverb

व • (va)

1. Alternative form of इव (iva, “like”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

व • (va)

1. sandhi form of accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम् (tvam, “you”)