The anusvara ं is a dot written above the top bar of a syllable. It nasalises the vowel before it and also represents nasal consonants before certain stops.
The anusvara can appear over any vowel: आं, इं, ईं, कां, etc.
Examples: - र + ा + ं = रां ('raam' / 'rang' type) - म + े + ं = में ('me\u1e43') — 'in' (postposition) - ह + ै + ं = हैं ('hai\u1e43') — are (plural)
Words using ं: - रंग ('rang') — Colour - बंद ('band') — Closed / Shut - पंख ('pankh') — Feather / Wing - कंघी ('kanghi') — Comb - संसार ('sansaar') — World / Universe
The anusvara (ं) is a nasal diacritic written as a small dot above the headline. In अं, write अ first, then add the dot (bindu) above the top horizontal bar.
Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.
Recognize and pronounce the vowel अं (an) with an English sound anchor and Hindi word examples.
The anusvara ं is a dot written above the top bar of a syllable. It nasalises the vowel before it and also represents nasal consonants before certain stops.
The anusvara can appear over any vowel: आं, इं, ईं, कां, etc.
Examples: - र + ा + ं = रां ('raam' / 'rang' type) - म + े + ं = में ('me\u1e43') — 'in' (postposition) - ह + ै + ं = हैं ('hai\u1e43') — are (plural)
Words using ं: - रंग ('rang') — Colour - बंद ('band') — Closed / Shut - पंख ('pankh') — Feather / Wing - कंघी ('kanghi') — Comb - संसार ('sansaar') — World / Universe
The anusvara (ं) is a nasal diacritic written as a small dot above the headline. In अं, write अ first, then add the dot (bindu) above the top horizontal bar.
Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.