# व

| व | U+0935, &#2357; DEVANAGARI LETTER VA |
| ← ऴ [U+0934] | Devanagari | श → [U+0936] |

## Translingual
### Pronunciation

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

### Letter

व (va)
* the fourth semivowel of the Devanagari script

#### Usage notes

* Linguistically it is considered a labio-dental approximant.

#### See also

Ligatures:
* द्व (dva): द + व

## Dhivehi
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ʋə]

### Letter

व • (va)
* The ninth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

## Hindi
### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /ʋə/, [ʋɐ]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَ (wa), from Arabic وَ (wa). Cognate with Marathi व (va).

#### Conjunction

व • (va) (Urdu spelling و)
* (literary) and
    किताबें व पार्सल व काग़ज़ ― kitābẽ va pārsal va kāġaz ― books, parcels, and papers
    Synonyms: और (aur), तथा (tathā), एवं (evã)

### Etymology 2
#### Letter

व • (va)
* 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

## Marathi
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋə/

### Etymology 1
#### Letter

व • (va)
* The twenty-eighth consonant in Marathi.

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian و (wa, u), from Arabic وَ (wa, “and”). Cognate with Hindi व (va).

#### Conjunction

व • (va)
* (literary) and
    Synonyms: आणि (āṇi), नि (ni), अन् (an)

## Nepali
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [wʌ]
* Phonetic Devanagari: व

### Letter

व • (wa)
* The twenty-ninth consonant in Nepali.

#### See also

* Devanagari script letters: अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ऌ, 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, क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ

## Pali
### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* va (Latin script)
* 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* ৰ (Bengali script)
* ව (Sinhalese script)
* ဝ (Burmese script)
* ว or วะ (Thai script)
* ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
* វ (Khmer script)
* 𑅇 (Chakma script)
* iva (Latin script)
* 𑀇𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* इव (Devanagari script)
* ইৰ (Bengali script)
* ඉව (Sinhalese script)
* ဣဝ or ဢိဝ (Burmese script)
* อิว or อิวะ (Thai script)
* ᩍᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* ອິວ or ອິວະ (Lao script)
* ឥវ (Khmer script)
* 𑄃𑄨𑅇 (Chakma script)

#### Particle

व
* Devanagari script form of va (“like, as if”)

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* va (Latin script)
* 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* ৰ (Bengali script)
* ව (Sinhalese script)
* ဝ (Burmese script)
* ว or วะ (Thai script)
* ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
* វ (Khmer script)
* 𑅇 (Chakma script)
* eva (Latin script)
* 𑀏𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* एव (Devanagari script)
* এৰ (Bengali script)
* එව (Sinhalese script)
* ဧဝ or ဨဝ or ဢေဝ (Burmese script)
* เอว or เอวะ (Thai script)
* ᩑᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* ເອວ or ເອວະ (Lao script)
* ឯវ (Khmer script)
* 𑄃𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)
* yeva (Latin script)
* 𑀬𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* येव (Devanagari script)
* যেৰ (Bengali script)
* යෙව (Sinhalese script)
* ယေဝ (Burmese script)
* เยว or เยวะ (Thai script)
* ᨿᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* ເຍວ or ເຍວະ or ເຢວະ (Lao script)
* យេវ (Khmer script)
* 𑄠𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)
* ñeva (Latin script)
* 𑀜𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* ञेव (Devanagari script)
* ঞেৰ (Bengali script)
* ඤෙව (Sinhalese script)
* ဉေဝ or ၺေဝ (Burmese script)
* เญว or เญวะ (Thai script)
* ᨬᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* ເຎວ or ເຎວະ (Lao script)
* ញេវ (Khmer script)
* 𑄐𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)

#### Particle

व
* Devanagari script form of va, sandhi form of एव (eva, “even”)

### Etymology 3
#### Alternative forms

* va (Latin script)
* 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* ৰ (Bengali script)
* ව (Sinhalese script)
* ဝ (Burmese script)
* ว or วะ (Thai script)
* ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
* ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
* វ (Khmer script)
* 𑅇 (Chakma script)

#### Noun

व m
* Devanagari script form of va (“letter 'v'”)
** c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎ (overall work in Pali), page 4; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901: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, स, ह, ळ, ं। इति व्यञ्जन नाम होन्ति।Ka, kha, ga, gha, ṅa, ca, cha, ja, jha, ña, ṭa, ṭha, ḍa, ḍha, ṇa, ta, tha, da, dha, na, pa, pha, ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, la, va, sa, ha, ḷa, aṃ, iti vyañjanā nāma honti.'k', 'kh', 'g', 'gh', 'ṅ', 'c', 'ch', 'j', 'jh', 'ñ, 'ṭ', 'ṭh', 'ḍ', 'ḍh', 'ṇ', 't', 'th', 'd', 'dh', 'n', 'p', 'ph', 'b', 'bh', 'm', 'y', 'r', 'l', 'v', 's', 'h', 'ḷ' and 'ṃ', these are the consonants by name.
** c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎ (overall work in Pali), page 291; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:वचवसवहादीनं उकारो वस्स ये ॥६॥ वच, वस, वह इच्चेवमादीनं धातूनं वकारस्स उकारो होति य पच्चये परे । उच्चते, वुच्चति; वुस्सति; वुय्हति ॥6. Vacavasavahādīnaṃ ukāro vassa ye Vaca, vasa, vaha iccevamādīnaṃ dhātūnaṃ vakārassa ukāro hoti ya paccaye pare.Uccate, vuccate; vussati; vuyhati.Vac, vas, vah etc. which have 'u' for 'va' Roots vac, vas, vah and so on etc. have 'u' from 'va' next to the ending 'ya'. Exx: uccate, vuccate; vussati; vuyhati.

##### Declension
## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* ৱ (Assamese script)
* ᬯ (Balinese script)
* ব (Bengali script)
* 𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
* ဝ (Burmese script)
* વ (Gujarati script)
* ਵ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌵 (Grantha script)
* ꦮ (Javanese script)
* 𑂫 (Kaithi script)
* ವ (Kannada script)
* វ (Khmer script)
* ວ (Lao script)
* വ (Malayalam script)
* ᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘪 (Modi script)
* ᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐰 (Newa script)
* ଵ (Odia script)
* ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆮 (Sharada script)
* 𑖪 (Siddham script)
* ව (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩾 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚦 (Takri script)
* வ (Tamil script)
* వ (Telugu script)
* ว (Thai script)
* ཝ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /ʋɐ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ʋɐ/

### Etymology 1
#### Adverb

व • (va)
* Alternative form of इव (iva, “like”)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronoun

व • (va)
* sandhi form of accusative/dative/genitive plural of त्वम् (tvám, “you”)