ਂ

ਂ U+0A02, ਂ GURMUKHI SIGN BINDI ← ਁ [U+0A01] Gurmukhi ਃ → [U+0A03]

Translingual

Glyph origin

From the Sharada diacritic 𑆁, itself from the Brahmi diacritic 𑀁.

Diacritical mark

ਂ

1. Gurmukhi diacritic ਬਿੰਦੀ (bindī), the Gurmukhi equivalent to anusvara.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: ں (ṉ), ن (n)

Pronunciation

With [äː] as a reference vowel

• (before uvulars) IPA^(key): [ä̃ːɴ]
• (before velars) IPA^(key): [ä̃ːŋ]
• (before postalveolars) IPA^(key): /ä̃ːɲ/, [ä̃ːn̠ʲ]
• (before retroflexes) IPA^(key): [ä̃ːɳ]
• (before dentals) IPA^(key): [ä̃ːn̪]
• (before labials) IPA^(key): [ä̃ːm]
• (before approximants, voiceless sibilants and /ɦ/, word finally) IPA^(key): [ä̃ː]

Diacritical mark

ਂ

1. ਬਿੰਦੀ (bindī), one of two Gurmukhi diacritics for nasalization of vowels and marking nasal codas.

Usage notes

ਬਿੰਦੀ (bindī) is used on long vowels and independent ਉ (u), while ੰ ਟਿੱਪੀ (ṭippī) is used on short vowels and dependent ੂ (ū), the possible combinations with vowels are shown below:

• ਆਂ (ā̃), ਈਂ (ī̃), ਏਂ (ē̃), ਐਂ (aĩ), ਓਂ (õ), ਔਂ (aũ), ਉਂ (ũ), ਊਂ (ū̃)
• ਾਂ (ā̃), ੀਂ (ī̃), ੇਂ (ẽ), ੈਂ (aĩ), ੋਂ (õ), ੌਂ (aũ)

See also

• Gurmukhi script letters: ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script vowels: ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script diacritics: ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ ^[edit]

Further reading

• “ਬਿੰਦੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025