Pitfalls in learning Hindi: – part2 – similar looking letters
November 8, 2009 1:18 am in Beginner, Kavitha, Letters and Sounds by admin
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Pitfalls in learning Hindi:
Similar looking alphabets
ख & रव
ख can also be written as रव. But in printed matter, keyboards, typing, etc, ख is kh – the second guttural consonant. And रव is a combination of two consonants र (ra) & व (va). ख is an aspirated Hindi alphabet.
ख is kh as in खरगोश (khargosh), ख़तरा (khatara), ख़ास (khaas), and so on
रव is ra va as in करवट (karvat).
More words:
|
English |
Hindi |
Transliteration |
|
Eat |
खा |
kha |
|
Hungry |
भुख |
bhookh |
|
To see |
देखना |
dekhna |
|
Sugarcane |
ईख |
Ikh |
|
A bird |
खग |
khag |
|
Letter |
खत |
khat |
|
Bad |
खराब |
kharaab |
|
Dry |
सूखा |
sukha |
|
Eye |
आँख |
aankh |
|
Lakh |
लाख |
lakh |
|
Bug |
खटमल |
khatmal |
|
Newspaper |
अख़बार |
akhbaar |
|
Cot |
खटिया |
khatiya |
|
Astronomy |
खगोलविद्या |
khagolavidhya |
|
Spinning wheel |
चरखा |
charkha |
|
Blank/empty |
खाली |
khaali |
|
Duck |
बतख |
batakh |
|
Distress |
दुखड़ा |
dukhada |
|
To knock |
खटखटाना |
khatkhataana |
|
Unique |
अनोखा |
anokha |
|
Scent |
खुशबू |
khusboo |
More words:
|
English |
Hindi |
Transliteration |
|
Door |
दरवाजा |
darwaja |
|
Depart |
रवाना होना |
ravanaa hona |
|
to make someone do |
करवाना |
karvana |
|
Prestige/dinity |
गौरव |
gaurav |
|
A name |
सौरव |
saurav |
|
Noise |
आरव |
aarav |


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