ਢ

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆞 (ḍha), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀠 (ḍha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈə̀/

Letter

ਢ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਢੱਢਾ (ḍhaḍā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 256:

     ਢਢਾ ਢੂਢਤ ਕਹ ਫਿਰਹੁ ਢੂਢਨੁ ਇਆ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ

     ḍhaḍhā ḍhūḍhat kah phirhu ḍhūḍhan eā man māhe

     Dhadha: Where are you going, wandering and searching? Search instead within your own mind.

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: ڈھ (ḍh)

Pronunciation

• (letter name):IPA^(key): /ʈə̀ɖ.ɖäː/, /ɖʱəɖ.ɖʱäː/
• (phoneme, standard):IPA^(key): /ʈ◌̀/, /◌́ɖ/
• (phoneme, dialectal):IPA^(key): /ɖʱ/

Letter

ਢ • (ṭàḍḍā)

1. The nineteenth consonant in Punjabi.