anusvara

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anusvara

/ˌæ.nəsˈvɑː.ɹə/
/ˌɑː-/

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुस्वार (anusvā́ra).

noun anusvaras · anusvāra

A diacritic used in Indic scripts as a nasal consonant.

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noun anusvara diacritic

日本語	アヌスヴァーラ anusuvāra
中文	隨韻 /随韵 suíyùn
हिन्दी	अनुस्वार anusvār, ं (̃), बिंदु bindu, बिन्दु bindu
Português	anusvara
Français	anusvara
Deutsch	Anusvara, Anusvar
Русский	анусва́ра anusvára, би́нду bíndu

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@misc{anusvara_2026,
  title = {anusvara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anusvara},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}