What is anusvara?
Q: What is anusvara?
A: Anusvara is a diacritic used to mark a type of nasal sound in several Indic scripts.
Q: How does the pronunciation of the anusvara vary?
A: Depending on the language in which it is used and its location in the word, the pronunciation of the anusvara can vary greatly.
Q: What does anusvara refer to in Sanskrit?
A: In the context of Sanskrit, anusvara can also refer to the nasal sound itself.
Q: How is onushshar written in Bengali and what does it represent?
A: Onushshar in Bengali is written as a circle above a slanted line (ং), and it represents /ŋ/.
Q: How is onushshar treated in the written system of Bengali and how is it pronounced?
A: Although onushshar is a consonant in Bengali phonology, it is always directly adjacent to the preceding consonant in the written system, even when consonants are spaced apart in titles or banners. It is not pronounced with the inherent vowel "ô".
Q: Can onushshar take a vowel sign in Bengali?
A: No, it cannot take a vowel sign. Instead, the consonant ঙ ungô is used pre-vocalically.
Q: How is anusvara represented in Devanagari script?
A: Anusvara is represented with a dot (bindu) above the letter in Devanagari script (e.g. मं).
