U+0A21, ਡ
GURMUKHI LETTER DDA

[U+0A20]
Gurmukhi
[U+0A22]

Translingual

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆝 (ḍa), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀟 (ḍa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖə/

Letter

  1. Gurmukhi letter ਡੱਡਾ (ḍaḍḍā)
    • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 256:
      ਡਡਾ ਡੇਰਾ ਇਹੁ ਨਹੀ ਜਹ ਡੇਰਾ ਤਹ ਜਾਨੁ
      ḍaḍā ḍerā ihu nahī jaha ḍerā taha jānu
      Dadda: This is not your true place; you must know where that place really is.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖə/

Letter

• (ḍaḍā)

  1. The eighteenth consonant in Punjabi.

See also

References

  • ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025