ज़

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U+095B, ज़
DEVANAGARI LETTER ZA
Composition: [U+091C] + ◌़ [U+093C]

Devanagari

Translingual

Etymology

Derived from Perso-Arabic letter ز (ze).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z/, /d͡ʒ/, /d͡z/

Letter

ज़ (za)

  1. a letter of the Devanagari abugida representing the sound /z/

See also

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

Letter

ज़ (za)

  1. The twenty-sixth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Gamale Kham

Pronunciation

Letter

ज़ (za)

  1. Used to represent the sound in Gamale Kham

See also

References

  • Wilde, Christopher P. (2016) “ज़”, in Gamale Kham Phonology Revisited, with Devanagari-based Orthography and Lexicon, Asia-Pacific Linguistics

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /zə/, , /d͡ʒə/,

Letter

ज़ (za)

  1. the fourth nuqta consonant in Hindi

See also

Kullu Pahari

Pronunciation

Letter

ज़ (dz)

  1. Used to represent the sound in Kullui.