ਛ

ਛ U+0A1B, ਛ GURMUKHI LETTER CHA ← ਚ [U+0A1A] Gurmukhi ਜ → [U+0A1C]

Translingual

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆗 (cha), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀙 (cha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰə/

Letter

ਛ

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

     ਛਛਾ ਛੋਹਰੇ ਦਾਸ ਤੁਮਾਰੇ

     chachā chohre dās tumāre

     Chhachha: I am Your child-slave.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: چھ (che)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰə/

• Audio:

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Letter

ਛ • (chachā)

1. The twelfth 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 ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script vowels) ਅ,‎ ਆ,‎ ਇ,‎ ਈ,‎ ਉ,‎ ਊ,‎ ਏ,‎ ਐ,‎ ਓ,‎ ਔ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}
• (Gurmukhi script diacritics) ਾ,‎ ਿ,‎ ੀ,‎ ੁ,‎ ੂ,‎ ੇ,‎ ੈ,‎ ੋ,‎ ੌ,‎ ਂ,‎ ੰ,‎ ੱ ^{(Category: Punjabi letters) [edit]}

References

• “ਛ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024