ਛ (chhachhchhaa) chha

ਛ - ਛੱਛਾ - chhachhchhaa - Twelfth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet

Name: chhachhchhaa

Shape: ਛ

Spelling: ਛੱਛਾ

Sound: There isn't a perfect English equivalent for ਛ (chh), because English doesn't normally distinguish ch from aspirated ch. - see note*.

Type: Consonant

*Note: The sound of the consonant has an implicit 'a' after it so, unless a vowel sound is specified, it will have the implicit 'a' if it has a vowel sound.

It is possible for a consonant to run into the next consonant without an 'a' between them.

ਛ = "ch" + a strong puff of air