[INDOLOGY] Does chandrabindu occur in Hindi

[Harry Spier]

Thank you Dipak and Dick,

Just to confirm. Is  chandrabindu  usually transliterated in Hindi as tilde
( ~ ) ?.  I'm asking because I've seen tilde used in Hindi and marathi but
the ISO standard is m with chandrabindu.

thanks,
Vasishha

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 3:16 AM, Dick Plukker <d.plukker at inter.nl.net>
wrote:

> Dear Harry,
>
> Yes, it does. Hindi vowels can be, and are very often, nasalised. Nasality
> is shown by the sign candrabindu (ँ). However, when there is a vowel sign
> above the top line, only the dot wil be written. Transliteration: tilde,
> sometimes an m with under- or overdot.
>
> हाँ, मैं हूँ । Yes, I am.
>
> Dick Plukker
>
>
> Op 14-12-2016 om 23:06 schreef Harry Spier:
>
> Dear list members,
>
> Does the letter chandrabindu occur in Hindi
>
> Thanks,
> Harry Spier
>
>
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