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/

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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 ^[edit]

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

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

References

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