See also: , ॿ, वृ, वे, and -व

U+0935, व
DEVANAGARI LETTER VA

[U+0934]
Devanagari
[U+0936]

Translingual

Pronunciation

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

Letter

(va)

  1. The fourth semivowel of the Devanagari script, but traditionally classified (and collated) as a consonant. Linguistically it is considered a labio-dental approximant.

See also

Ligatures:

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋə]

Letter

(va)

  1. The ninth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋə]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic وَ (wa, and), via Persian و (va).

Conjunction

(va) (Urdu spelling و)

  1. (literary) and
    Synonyms: और (aur), तथा (tathā), एवं (evã)
Usage notes

The usage is the same as in Arabic:

किताबेंपार्सलकाग़ज़
kitābẽ va pārsal va kāġaz
books, parcels, and papers

Letter

(va)

  1. the twenty-ninth consonant in Hindi

See also

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋə/

Letter

(va)

  1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Marathi.

Conjunction

(va)

  1. (literary) and
See also

Nepali

Pronunciation

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

Letter

(wa)

  1. The twenty-ninth consonant in Nepali.

See also

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From iva.

Particle

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