ਝ - ਝੱਜਾ - jhajjaa - fourteenth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet.
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jhajjaa |
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ਝ |
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ਝੱਜਾ |
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'jh' as the 's' in 'usual', the 'g' in 'prestige', 'aubergine' and 'fromage' (French for 'cheese') when you say it out aloud. |
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Consonant |
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hold your mouth in exactly the same way that you would if you were saying the sound of the 'j' in the word 'jump'. Allow air to get past thus aspirating the sound to get the 'jh' sound |
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Curved so that the front of your tongue (not the tip) touches the back of your tooth ridge. Allow air to get past to aspirate the sound. |
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blocking nose |
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apart |
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Used. Note that this letter requires you to raise the pitch of your voice when you say the letter. This (ਝ) is equivalent to ਜ੍ਹ. See Other Bits for more details. |
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yes |
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ਝ ਙ |
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When you start, you might sometimes confuse this letter (ਝ) with ਙ because of the loop at the bottom but you will soon get used to the difference (ਙ is also fairly rare).
Another confusion is with ਫ for the same reason (the loop at the bottom that is). |
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None |
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