ਂ

ਂ 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 ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script vowels) ਅ,‎ ਆ,‎ ਇ,‎ ਈ,‎ ਉ,‎ ਊ,‎ ਏ,‎ ਐ,‎ ਓ,‎ ਔ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script diacritics) ਾ,‎ ਿ,‎ ੀ,‎ ੁ,‎ ੂ,‎ ੇ,‎ ੈ,‎ ੋ,‎ ੌ,‎ ਂ,‎ ੰ,‎ ੱ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}

Further reading

• “ਬਿੰਦੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024