ङ [ ṅa ] [ ṅa ]1 the 5th consonant of the Sanskṛit alphabet , nasal of the 1st class. No word in use begins with this letter
it is usually found as the 1st member of a conjunct consonant preceded by a vowel.
ङ [ ṅa ] [ ṅa ]2 m. an object of sense Lit. L.
desire for any sensual object Lit. L.
Śiva ( [ bhairava ] ) Lit. L.
ङु [ ṅu ] [ ṅu ] Root cl. [1] Ā. [ ṅavate ] , to sound Lit. Dhātup. xxii , 57 : Desid. [ ñuṅūṣate ] Lit. Pāṇ. 7-4 , 62 Sch.
