Kha (Devanagari)

For a more general overview encompassing other Indic scripts, see Kha (Indic).
Kha
ख
Usage
Writing systemDevanagari script
TypeAbugida
Language of originSanskrit
Sound values
  • [kʰɐ]
In UnicodeU+0916
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right

Kha (ख) (खवर्ण khavarna) is the second consonant of the Devanagari abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter 𑀔 (), after having gone through the Gupta letter . Letters that derive from it are the Gujarati letter ખ, and the Modi letter 𑘏.

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