Key
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- Generally, h denotes aspiration.
- For ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, and ਧ, t and d denote dental consonants, i.e., the tongue is placed behind the front teeth. ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, and ਢ, while ḍ and ṭ denote retroflex consonants, i.e., the tongue is placed further back in the mouth with its tip against the palate.
- The first three letters, ੳ, ਅ, and ੲ, are not used on their own. They are used in combination with dependent vowels to form independent vowels, e.g., ਉ is u, ਆ is ā, and ਈ is ī, however by themselves they represent nothing.
- Alphabetical order is left to right, down to the next row then left to right, etc.
Punjabi Alphabet
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ੳ... ਊੜਾūṛ-ā |
ਅ... ਐੜਾaiṛ-ā |
ੲ... ਈੜੀīṛ-ī |
ਸs ਸੱਸਾsas-sā |
ਹh ਹਾਹਾhā-hā |
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ਕk ਕੱਕਾkak-kā |
ਖkh ਖੱਖਾkhakh-khā |
ਗg ਗੱਗਾgag-gā |
ਘgh ਘੱਗਾghag-gā |
ਙṅ ਙੰਙਾṅaṃ-ṅā |
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ਚc ਚੱਚਾcac-cā |
ਛchh ਛੱਛਾchach-chā |
ਜj ਜੱਜਾjaj-jā |
ਝjh ਝੱਜਾjhaj-jā |
ਞñ ਞੰਞਾñaṃ-ñā |
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ਟṭ ਟੈਂਕਾṭain-kā |
ਠṭh ਠੱਠਾṭath-ṭā |
ਡd ਡੱਡਾdad-dā |
ਢdh ਢੱਡਾdhad-dā |
ਣṇ ਣਾਣਾṇā-ṇā |
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ਤt ਤੱਤਾtat-tā |
ਥth ਥੱਥਾthath-thā |
ਦ d ਦੱਦਾdad-dā |
ਧdh ਧੱਦਾdhad-dā |
ਨn ਨੱਨਾ nan-nā |
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ਪp ਪੱਪਾpap-pā |
ਫph ਫੱਫਾphaph-phā |
ਬb ਬੱਬਾbab-bā |
ਭbh ਭੱਬਾbhab-bā |
ਮm ਮੱਮਾmam-mā |
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ਯy ਯੱਯਾyay-yā |
ਰr ਰਾਰਾrar-rā |
ਲl ਲੱਲਾlal-lā |
ਵv ਵੱਵਾvav-vā |
ੜṛ ੜਾੜਾṛā-ṛā |
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ਸ਼ś ਸ਼ੱਸ਼ਾśaś-śā |
ਖ਼kh ਖ਼ੱਖ਼ਾkhakh-khā |
ਗ਼ġ ਗ਼ੱਗ਼ਾġaġ-ġā |
ਜ਼z ਜ਼ੱਜ਼ਾzaz-zā |
ਫ਼f ਫ਼ੱਫ਼ਾfaf-fā |
aa karee punjabee wa. it is seam like hindi. plz provide some punjabi information