ध
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ध
dha
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How does it look?
Backwards three with a curl on the top most part, with no line above it. The bottom line runs into a verticle line that does have a horizontal line above it.
How does it sound?
Letters and sounds commonly confused with
How to write it?
How to type it?
If you are using a US English keyboard with the standard Devanagari/Hindi layout, then you would press "O"
(see "How to type in Hindi" for more information about setting up your computer.)
Words
At the Beginning
धन - property, wealth, money, funds
धक - shock
धड़ - firm, hard, strong
धत - bad habit; weakness
धमक - drumming or thumping sound
धड़क - beating
धक-धक - sound of beating (as in the sound of a beating heart)
In the Middle
चौधड़ी - headman of the village
At the End
दगध - to burn
अनुरोध - request, appeal
With other vowels
धँधार - fire
धंधा - craft, occupation, business
आधार - base
दधि - yogurt
आधा - half
अनुराधा - a common lady's name (also: stars in libra, lunar mansion)
Related Podcasts
Hindi Consonants Bundle - March 2009 - CD 2 Track 6
