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ḍʰa

ʰ marks aspiration, not a separate h sound.

Sound

Like d with a puff of air after it, with your tongue curled slightly backward.

Type

voiced puff-of-air retroflex stop

Closest English

d + puff

Commonness

★★★★★

Pattern

Retroflex family

Related Letters

Retroflex family

Same mouth position as its plain partner, with a small puff of air after the consonant.

ટṭaઠṭʰaડḍaઢḍʰaણṇa

Example

ઢોલdrum
ઢાંકણdhankanlid
Advanced details

voiced aspirated retroflex