ਯ - ਯੱਈਆ - Yaeyaa - thirty-first letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet.
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Yaeyaa |
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| Shape: |
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ਯ |
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| Spelling: |
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ਯੱਈਆ |
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| Sound: |
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'y' as the 'y' in the word 'you' when you say it out aloud. |
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| Type: |
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Consonant |
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| Mouth: |
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Make a 'y' shape with your mouth |
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| Tongue: |
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Kept out of the way. |
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| Soft Palette: |
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blocked |
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| Lips: |
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apart |
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| Vocal Chords: |
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Used |
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| Aspirated: |
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No |
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| Confusion: |
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ਯ ਪ ਧ ਥ |
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| Reading: |
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When you first start, there is a fair chance that you might confuse ਯ with ਧ. Remember the right-angled corner at the bottom right of ਯ. To a lesser extent, ਯ can also be confused with ਪ and ਥ - remembering ਯ's peculiar shape will help you with this. |
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| Writing: |
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When you are writing quickly, you can make a sloppy ਯ look like a ਧ so be careful. |
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