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See also: , ॿ, वृ, वे, and -व

U+0935, व
DEVANAGARI LETTER VA

Devanagari

Translingual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋə/, /wə/, /və/ (may vary by language, dialect, context, etc.)

Letter

(va)

  1. the fourth semivowel of the Devanagari script

Usage notes

  • Linguistically it is considered a labio-dental approximant.

See also

Ligatures:

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

Letter

(va)

  1. The ninth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَ (wa), from Arabic وَ (wa). Cognate with Marathi (va).

Conjunction

(va) (Urdu spelling و)

  1. (literary) and
    किताबेंपार्सलकाग़ज़kitābẽ va pārsal va kāġazbooks, parcels, and papers
    Synonyms: और (aur), तथा (tathā), एवं (evã)

Etymology 2

Letter

(va)

  1. the twenty-ninth consonant in Hindi

See also

Marathi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Letter

(va)

  1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Marathi.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian و (wa, u), from Arabic وَ (wa, and). Cognate with Hindi (va).

Conjunction

(va)

  1. (literary) and
    Synonyms: आणि (āṇi), नि (ni), अन् (an)

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari:

Letter

(wa)

  1. The twenty-ninth consonant in Nepali.

See also

Pali

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Particle

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

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Particle

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adverb

(va)

  1. Alternative form of इव (iva, like)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

(va)

  1. sandhi form of accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम् (tvám, you)