Meanings
nouncandrabindu (plural candrabindus)
plural candrabindus · alternative chandrabindu · alternative chandravindu · alternative candravindu · alternative chandrobindu · alternative chondrobindu
- A diacritic used in Indic scripts like Devanagari (ँ), Bengali (ঁ), Gurmukhi ( ਁ), Gujarati (ઁ), Odia (ଁ), and Telugu (ఁ) scripts. It usually indicates that the previous vowel is nasalized. Shown here over the letter "ka" (or in the case of Telugu, after the "ka")
Odia: କଁ
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Devanagari: कँ
Bengali: কঁ
Gurmukhi: ਕਁ
Gujarati: કઁ
Telugu: కఁ
Origin
- Sanskritचन्द्रबिन्दु
- Englishcandrabindu
Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu, literally “moon dot”).
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Bengali চন্দ্রবিন্দু
- চন্দ্রবিন্দু (condrobindu)candrabindu
Chinese Cantonese 仰月點 /仰月点
- 仰月點 /仰月点 (joeng⁵ jyut⁶ dim²)candrabindu
Chinese Mandarin 仰月點 /仰月点
- 仰月點 /仰月点 (yǎngyuèdiǎn)candrabindu
French chandrabindu, tchandrabindou
- chandrabinducandrabindu
- tchandrabindoucandrabindu
German Chandrabindu
- Chandrabinducandrabindu
Hindi चन्द्रबिन्दु, चंद्रबिंदु
- चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu)candrabindu
- चंद्रबिंदु (candrabindu)candrabindu
- ँ (̃)candrabindu
Japanese チャンドラビンドゥ
- チャンドラビンドゥ (chandorabindu)candrabindu
Russian чандраби́нду
- чандраби́нду (čandrabíndu)candrabindu
Thai จันทรพินทุ
- จันทรพินทุcandrabindu
Urdu چندربند
- چندربند (candrabindu)candrabindu
Cite this entry
APA
candrabindu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candrabindu
MLA
“candrabindu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candrabindu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candrabindu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candrabindu.
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