candrabindu
English
noun
Definitions
- A diacritic used in the Devanagari (), Bengali (), Gurmukhi ( ), Gujarati (), Oriya (), 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"):
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्रबिन्दु (moon dot).
Origin
Sanskrit
चन्द्रबिन्दु
Gloss
moon dot
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- चन्द्र Sanskrit
- चन्द्रबिन्दु Sanskrit
- बिन्दु Sanskrit
- चंद्रबिंदु Hindi
- ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରବିନ୍ଦୁ Oriya