ਙ

ਙ U+0A19, ਙ GURMUKHI LETTER NGA ← ਘ [U+0A18] Gurmukhi ਚ → [U+0A1A]

Translingual

Glyph origin

From the Sharada letter 𑆕 (ṅa), itself from the Brahmi letter 𑀗 (ṅa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋə/

Letter

ਙ

1. Gurmukhi letter ਙੰਙਾ (ṅãṅā)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Arjan, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 251:

     ਙੰਙਾ ਙਿਆਨੁ ਨਹੀ ਮੁਖ ਬਾਤਉ

     ṅãṅā ṅiān nahī mukh bātu

     Nganga: Spiritual wisdom is not obtained by mere words of mouth.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: گ (gāf)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋə/

Letter

ਙ • (ṅãṅā)

1. The tenth letter of Punjabi in the Gurmukhi script.

See also

• Gurmukhi script letters: ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script vowels: ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script diacritics: ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ ^[edit]

References

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