anusvara

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/ˌæ.nəsˈvɑː.ɹə//ˌɑː-/

noun

A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounanusvara (plural anusvaras)

plural anusvaras · alternative anusvāra

  1. A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअनुस्वार
  2. Englishanusvara

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुस्वार (anusvā́ra).

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Translations

Bengali অনুস্বার, অনুস্বর
  • অনুস্বার (onuśśar)anusvara diacritic
  • অনুস্বর (onuśśor)anusvara diacritic
  • ং (ṅ)anusvara diacritic
  • বিন্দু (bindu)anusvara diacritic
Chinese Mandarin 隨韻 /随韵
  • 隨韻 /随韵 (suíyùn)anusvara diacritic
Finnish anusvara
  • anusvaraanusvara diacritic
French anusvara
  • anusvaraanusvara diacritic
German Anusvara, Anusvar
  • Anusvaraanusvara diacritic
  • Anusvaranusvara diacritic
Hindi अनुस्वार, ं (̃)
  • अनुस्वार (anusvār)anusvara diacritic
  • ं (̃)anusvara diacritic
  • बिंदु (bindu)anusvara diacritic
  • बिन्दु (bindu)anusvara diacritic
Indonesian anuswara
  • anuswaraanusvara diacritic
Japanese アヌスヴァーラ
  • アヌスヴァーラ (anusuvāra)anusvara diacritic
Portuguese anusvara
  • anusvaraanusvara diacritic
Russian анусва́ра, би́нду
  • анусва́ра (anusvára)anusvara diacritic
  • би́нду (bíndu)anusvara diacritic
Tamil அனுஸ்வரம், ஂ
  • அனுஸ்வரம் (aṉusvaram)anusvara diacritic
  • ஂanusvara diacritic
Thai นิคหิต, นฤคหิต
  • นิคหิต (ník-ká-hìt)anusvara diacritic
  • นฤคหิต (ná-rʉ́-ká-hìt)anusvara diacritic
  • หยาดน้ำค้าง (yàat-nám-káang)anusvara diacritic
  • อนุสวารanusvara diacritic
  • พินทุ (pin-tú)anusvara diacritic
  • ํanusvara diacritic
Urdu انسوار
  • انسوار (anusvār)anusvara diacritic
Cite this entry
APA

anusvara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anusvara

MLA

“anusvara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anusvara. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anusvara,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anusvara.

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