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U+0918, घ
DEVANAGARI LETTER GHA

[U+0917]
Devanagari
[U+0919]

Translingual[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

(gha)

  1. The Devanagari script's voiced, aspirated guttural consonant; gh /gʱ/

See also[edit]

Gamale Kham[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

(gha)

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

Hindi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱə/, [ɡʱɐ]

Letter[edit]

(gha)

  1. the fourth consonant in Hindi

See also[edit]

Marathi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡʱə/
  • (file)

Letter[edit]

(gha)

  1. The fourth consonant in Marathi.

Nepali[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Letter[edit]

(gha)

  1. The fourth consonant in Nepali.

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

(gha)

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