ਚ

ਚ U+0A1A, ਚ GURMUKHI LETTER CA ← ਙ [U+0A19] Gurmukhi ਛ → [U+0A1B]

Translingual

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆖 (ca), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀘 (ca).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə/

Letter

ਚ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਚੱਚਾ (caccā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 254:

     ਚਚਾ ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਗੁਰ ਲਾਗਾ

     cacā caran kamal gur lāgā

     Chacha: I became attached to the Lord's Lotus Feet.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: چ (ce)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə/

• Audio:

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Letter

ਚ • (caccā)

1. The eleventh letter of Punjabi in the Gurmukhi script.

See also

• Gurmukhi script letters: ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script vowels: ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script diacritics: ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ ^[edit]

References

• “ਚ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025