व

See also: ब, ॿ, वृ, वे, and -व

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə/, /wə/, /və/ (may vary by language, dialect, context, etc.)

Letter

व (va)

1. The fourth semivowel of the Devanagari script, but traditionally classified (and collated) as a consonant. Linguistically it is considered a labio-dental approximant.

See also

Ligatures:

• द्व (dva): द + व

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Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋə/, [ʋɐ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic وَ (wa, “and”), via Persian و (va).

Conjunction

व • (va) (Urdu spelling و)

1. (literary) and

   Synonyms: और (aur), तथा (tathā), एवं (evã)

Usage notes

The usage is the same as in Arabic:

(deprecated template usage) किताबें व पार्सल व काग़ज़ ― kitābẽ va pārsal va kāġaz ― books, parcels, and papers

Etymology 2

Letter

व • (va)

1. The twenty-ninth consonant in Hindi.

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ फ़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}

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Marathi

Conjunction

व • (va)

1. and

See also

• आणि (āṇi)