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Pronunciation / Transliteration: daiakuritikaru dotto
"ヌクタは文字の下に打たれる点です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A diacritical dot placed beneath a letter in Indic scripts to modify its phonetic value, representing sounds borrowed from Persian and Arabic.
"The addition of a nuqta transforms the Devanagari letter 'ड' into 'ड़', representing a retroflex flap." - 2
A small dot, point, or punctuation mark in general linguistic and calligraphic contexts.
"Careful placement of the nuqta is essential for accurate pronunciation in Urdu and Hindi orthography."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Arabic word 'nuqṭah' meaning 'dot' or 'point', entering South Asian languages via Persian and Urdu. Historically adopted into various Indic scripts, including the Devanagari system, to represent sounds borrowed from Persian and Arabic phonology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nuqta" is said worldwide
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point diacritique
Transliteration: pwɛ̃ di.a.kʁi.tik
"Le nuqta est un signe diacritique utilisé dans les écritures indiennes."
Diakritischer Punkt
Transliteration: diakʁiˈtɪʃɐ pʊŋkt
"Der Nuqta ist ein Punkt unter einem Buchstaben."
punto diacritico
Transliteration: ˈpun.to di.aˈkri.ti.ko
"Il nuqta modifica il valore fonetico della lettera."
punto diacrítico
Transliteration: ˈpun.to ði.aˈkɾi.ti.ko
"El nuqta se usa para representar sonidos extranjeros."
ponto diacrítico
Transliteration: ˈpõ.tu di.aˈkɾi.tiku
"O nuqta é um sinal colocado abaixo da letra."
नुक्ता
Transliteration: nuktā
"हिंदी में आगत ध्वनियों को लिखने के लिए नुक्ता का प्रयोग किया जाता है।"
附加符号点
Transliteration: fùjiā fúhào diǎn
"努克塔点用于修改字母的发音。"
변음점
Transliteration: byeon-eum-jeom
"누크타는 인도 문자에 사용되는 구별 부호입니다."
ダイアクリティカル・ドット
Transliteration: daiakuritikaru dotto
"ヌクタは文字の下に打たれる点です。"
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