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kʰa

ʰ marks aspiration, not a separate h sound.

Sound

Like k with a puff of air after it.

Type

unvoiced puff-of-air back-of-mouth stop

Closest English

k + puff

Commonness

★★★★★

Pattern

Back-of-mouth family

Related Letters

Back-of-mouth family

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

કkaખkʰaગgaઘgʰaઙṅa

Example

ખાંડsugar
ખુરશીkhurshichair
Advanced details

voiceless aspirated velar