Definitions
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- noun A
diacritic used in the Devanagari script as anasal consonant.
Etymologies
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From Sanskrit अनुस्वार (anusvāra).
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Examples
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A is the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet; U is a vowel and in the middle, and the last letter is a special letter called anusvara, which is the “ung” sound.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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A is the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet; U is a vowel and in the middle, and the last letter is a special letter called anusvara, which is the “ung” sound.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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A is the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet; U is a vowel and in the middle, and the last letter is a special letter called anusvara, which is the “ung” sound.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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