U+0A21, ਡ
GURMUKHI LETTER DDA

[U+0A20]
Gurmukhi
[U+0A22]

Translingual

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Glyph origin

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From the Sharada letter 𑆝 (ḍa), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀟 (ḍa).

Pronunciation

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Letter

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  1. Gurmukhi letter ਡੱਡਾ (ḍaḍḍā)
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 256:
      ਡਡਾ ਡੇਰਾ ਇਹੁ ਨਹੀ ਜਹ ਡੇਰਾ ਤਹ ਜਾਨੁ
      ḍaḍā ḍerā ihu nahī jaha ḍerā taha jānu
      Dadda: This is not your true place; you must know where that place really is.

Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ḍaḍā)

  1. The eighteenth consonant in Punjabi.

See also

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References

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