چندربند

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit चन्द्रबिन्दु (candrabindu)
چندر (candr(a), “moon”) +‎ بند (bind(u), “dot”)

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃən.d̪əɾ.(ə.)bɪn.d̪(ʊ)/

Noun

چندربند • (candr(a)bind(u)) f (Hindi spelling चन्द्रबिन्दु)

candrabindu, the "moon dot" nasal vowel marker of the Devanagari script

See also

ँ (̃)
انشوار (anuśvar)