See also: ख़

U+0916, ख
DEVANAGARI LETTER KHA

[U+0915]
Devanagari
[U+0917]

Translingual

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Letter

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(kha)

  1. the Devanagari script's unvoiced, aspirated guttural consonant; kh /kʰ/

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰə/, [kʰɐ]

Letter

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(kha)

  1. the second consonant of Hindi

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Marathi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰə/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

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(kha)

  1. The second consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

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Pronunciation

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

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(kha)

  1. The second consonant in Nepali.

Old Hindi

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Alternative forms

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  • (ṣa)especially in Perso-Arabic borrowings

Letter

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(kha)

  1. The second consonant of the Devanagari script.

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology 1

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    From the root खन् (khan, to dig).

    Noun

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    (kha) stemn

    1. hole, aperture, cavity, wound
    2. vacuity, empty space, air, ether, sky
    Declension
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    Neuter a-stem declension of
    singular dual plural
    nominative खम् (kham) खे (khe) खानि (khāni)
    खा¹ (khā¹)
    accusative खम् (kham) खे (khe) खानि (khāni)
    खा¹ (khā¹)
    instrumental खेन (khena) खाभ्याम् (khābhyām) खैः (khaiḥ)
    खेभिः¹ (khebhiḥ¹)
    dative खाय (khāya) खाभ्याम् (khābhyām) खेभ्यः (khebhyaḥ)
    ablative खात् (khāt) खाभ्याम् (khābhyām) खेभ्यः (khebhyaḥ)
    genitive खस्य (khasya) खयोः (khayoḥ) खानाम् (khānām)
    locative खे (khe) खयोः (khayoḥ) खेषु (kheṣu)
    vocative (kha) खे (khe) खानि (khāni)
    खा¹ (khā¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    Etymology 2

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    Letter

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    (kha)

    1. The second consonant of the Devanagari script

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