ष

See also: प and ष़

ष U+0937, ष DEVANAGARI LETTER SSA ← श [U+0936] Devanagari स → [U+0938]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂə/, /ɕə/, /ʃə/ (may vary by language)

Letter

ष (ṣa)

1. the second sibilant of the Devanagari script

Usage notes

• Linguistically it is considered a retroflex voiceless postalveolar sibilant.

See also

Ligatures:

• क्ष (kṣa): क + ष

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂə]

Letter

ष • (ṣa)

1. The second consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʂə/, [ʃɐ], [ʂɐ]

Letter

ष • (ṣa)

1. the thirty-first consonant in Hindi

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ फ़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂə/, [ʃə]

Letter

ष • (ṣa)

1. The thirtieth consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: स
• (letter name) (some speakers) IPA^(key): [kʰʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ख

Letter

ष • (ṣa)

1. The thirty-first consonant in Nepali.