Cha
ਚ [t͡ʃat͡ʃt͡ʃaː] is the eleventh letter of the gurmukhi alphabet, which means:
- deaf postalveolar affricate / t͡ʃ / (at the end of a word, in combination with symbols for vowels)
| Gurmukhi | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
- Examples:
- ਵਿੱਚ [vit͡ʃt͡ʃ] - in (postposition)
- ਚਾਚੀ [t͡ʃaːt͡ʃiː] - aunt
- ਵਿੱਚ [vit͡ʃt͡ʃ] - in (postposition)
- a combination of this consonant ( / t͡ʃ / ) with a short vowel / a / (in the absence of other symbols for vowels)
- Examples:
- ਚੱਲਣਾ [t͡ʃalɳaː] - go, move
Literature
- Khokhlova L.V., Dulai N., Cole O.N. Punjabi language textbook. - Moscow: Moscow State University, 1990 .-- 434 p.
- Rabinovich I.S. , Serebryakov I.D. Punjabi-Russian dictionary. - Moscow: GIINS, 1961 .-- 1040 s.