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U+0935, व
DEVANAGARI LETTER VA

[U+0934]
Devanagari
[U+0936]

Translingual

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Pronunciation

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

Letter

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(va)

  1. the fourth semivowel of the Devanagari script

Usage notes

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  • Linguistically it is considered a labio-dental approximant.

See also

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Ligatures:

Dhivehi

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(va)

  1. The ninth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋə/, [ʋɐ]

Etymology 1

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

Conjunction

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(va) (Urdu spelling و)

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

Etymology 2

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Letter

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(va)

  1. the twenty-ninth consonant in Hindi

See also

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Marathi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Letter

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(va)

  1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Marathi.

Etymology 2

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

Conjunction

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(va)

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

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [wʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari:

Letter

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(wa)

  1. The twenty-ninth consonant in Nepali.

See also

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Pali

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Particle

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

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Particle

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

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adverb

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(va)

  1. Alternative form of इव (iva, like)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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(va)

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