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] (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)

Letter

ष • (ṣa)

1. The second consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʂə/, [ʃɐ]

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 ^[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.