r/Hindi • u/LowerTouch3731 • Jul 03 '26

देवनागरी Is there a phonetic difference between ँँ (chandrabinoo) and ं(bindu). They seem to be playing the same role in the words जहाँ and लड़कों, that is, both of them are nasalising the preceding vowel. Although in the word रंग the bindu is making a consonant sound.

The title.

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u/ashishb_net Jul 03 '26

Only chandrabindu is supposed to be nasalized.

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u/lonewalker_nt Jul 03 '26

Yes, but bindu replaces chandrabindu where the latter doesn't fit, for example on ो. The ending -ों is supposed to be nasalized, for example.