घ

घ U+0918, घ DEVANAGARI LETTER GHA ← ग [U+0917] Devanagari ङ → [U+0919]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱə/

Letter

घ (gha)

1. the Devanagari script's voiced, aspirated guttural consonant; g /gʱ/

See also

• Devanagari script consonants: 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, ॸ, त्र, ज्ञ, क्ष, क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, ॹ, झ़, ड़, ढ़, ष़, य़, ॺ, ऴ, ॻ, ॼ, ॾ, ॿ ^[edit]

Gamale Kham

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə̤/

Letter

घ (gha)

1. Used to represent the [ɡV̤] sound in Gamale Kham

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, त्र, ज्ञ, क्ष, ज़, झ़, व़, ह्व, ह्ल, म्ह, न्ह, ह्व़ ^[edit]

References

• Wilde, Christopher P. (2016) “घ”, in Gamale Kham Phonology Revisited, with Devanagari-based Orthography and Lexicon, Asia-Pacific Linguistics

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱə/, [ɡʱɐ]

Letter

घ • (gha)

1. the fourth 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 ^[edit]

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱə/

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Letter

घ • (gha)

1. The fourth consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʱʌ̤]
• Phonetic Devanagari: घ

Letter

घ • (gha)

1. The fourth consonant in Nepali.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঘ (Assamese script)
• ᬖ (Balinese script)
• ঘ (Bengali script)
• 𑰑 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀖 (Brahmi script)
• ဃ (Burmese script)
• ઘ (Gujarati script)
• ਘ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌘 (Grantha script)
• ꦓ (Javanese script)
• 𑂐 (Kaithi script)
• ಘ (Kannada script)
• ឃ (Khmer script)
• ຆ (Lao script)
• ഘ (Malayalam script)
• ᢚᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘑 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦱 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐑 (Newa script)
• ଘ (Odia script)
• ꢕ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆔 (Sharada script)
• 𑖑 (Siddham script)
• ඝ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩟 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚍 (Takri script)
• க⁴ (Tamil script)
• ఘ (Telugu script)
• ฆ (Thai script)
• གྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒒 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨎 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰe. Cognate to Ancient Greek γε (ge).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐ/

Particle

घ • (gha)

1. at least, surely, only, at any rate
2. verily, indeed, in fact
3. especially, in particular