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Translingual
Glyph origin
From the Sharada diacritic 𑆁, itself from the Brahmi diacritic 𑀁.
Diacritical mark
ਂ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
With as a reference vowel
- (before uvulars) IPA(key):
- (before velars) IPA(key):
- (before postalveolars) IPA(key): /ä̃ːɲ/,
- (before retroflexes) IPA(key):
- (before dentals) IPA(key):
- (before labials) IPA(key):
- (before approximants, voiceless sibilants and /ɦ/, word finally) IPA(key):
Diacritical mark
ਂ
- ਬਿੰਦੀ (bindī), one of two Gurmukhi diacritics for nasalization of vowels and marking nasal codas.
Usage notes
ਬਿੰਦੀ (bindī) is used on long vowels and independent ਉ (u), while ੰ ਟਿੱਪੀ (ṭippī) is used on short vowels and dependent ੂ (ū), the possible combinations with vowels are shown below:
- ਆਂ (ā̃), ਈਂ (ī̃), ਏਂ (ē̃), ਐਂ (aĩ), ਓਂ (õ), ਔਂ (aũ), ਉਂ (ũ), ਊਂ (ū̃)
- ਾਂ (ā̃), ੀਂ (ī̃), ੇਂ (ẽ), ੈਂ (aĩ), ੋਂ (õ), ੌਂ (aũ)
See also
- (Gurmukhi script letters) ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ (Category: Punjabi letters)
- (Gurmukhi script vowels) ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ (Category: Punjabi letters)
- (Gurmukhi script diacritics) ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ (Category: Punjabi letters)
Further reading
- “ਬਿੰਦੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024