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See also: ख़

U+0916, ख
DEVANAGARI LETTER KHA

[U+0915]
Devanagari
[U+0917]

Translingual

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Pronunciation

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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:

Letter

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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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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 (kha)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative खम्
    kham
    खे
    khe
    खानि / खा¹
    khāni / khā¹
    Vocative
    kha
    खे
    khe
    खानि / खा¹
    khāni / khā¹
    Accusative खम्
    kham
    खे
    khe
    खानि / खा¹
    khāni / khā¹
    Instrumental खेन
    khena
    खाभ्याम्
    khābhyām
    खैः / खेभिः¹
    khaiḥ / 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
    Notes
    • 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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