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Hindi Consonants (Vyanjan) : व्यंजन वर्ण
Hindi Consonants (Vyanjan) It is also known as Vyanjan varna in Hindi it is written as व्यंजन वर्ण. Nowadays, there are a total of 39 (thirty-nine) Consonants are used in the Hindi language.
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
क्ष त्र ज्ञ श्र ड़ ढ़
| कंय | क | ख | ग | घ |
ङ |
| Gutturals | ka | kha | ga | gha | na |
| तालय | च | छ | ज | झ | ञ |
| Palatals | cha | chha | ja | jha | na |
| मूधय | ट | ठ | ड | ढ | ण |
| Cerebrals | ta | tha | da | dha | na |
| दंय | त | थ | द | ध | न |
| Dentals | ta | tha | da | dha | na |
| ओय | प | फ | ब | भ | म |
| Labials | pa | pha | ba | bha | ma |
अन्तःस्थ व्यंजन
|
य |
र | ल |
व |
|
| Semi-Vowels |
ya |
ra |
la |
va/wa |
| ऊमवणे |
श |
ष |
स |
– |
| Sibilants |
sha |
sha |
sa |
– |
| महाप्रयाण |
ह |
– |
– |
– |
| Aspirated |
ha |
संयोजक व्यंजन
Also known as Sanyukt Vyanjan Varn(संयुक्त व्यंजन वर्ण) Or Compound Consonants
|
क्ष |
त्र |
ज्ञ |
श्र |
|
| Conjunt Consonant |
Ksha |
tra |
Jna/Gya |
Shra |
ड़ and ढ़ never occur at the beginning of a word
Note: The sounds क़, ख़, ग़, ज़ and फ़ are now restricted to the learned only as also when the correct pronunciation or transliteration from Arabic, Persian (Urdu) or English words is desired. In common speech, they are usually replaced by क, ख, ग, ज and फ Letters क़, ख़, ग़, ज़ and फ़ have been absorbed in Hindi from Urdu language and their phonetic sound is generally similar to ka, kha, ga.
The table below shows the Hindi consonant letters and their arrangement.
