Lingoflyக்ஷ — ksha
«ksha» is a consonant of the Tamil script, read as “ksha”. The cluster 'ksh' in one sign — from Sanskrit. The Tamil alphabet has 31 letters in total, and this character can be played right here. This character does not count as a letter of the alphabet. In the alphabet it sits in the “grantha — letters for foreign sounds” group.
In short
| Character | க்ஷ |
| Name | ksha |
| Sound | ksha |
| What it is | a consonant |
In our course the character comes 37th of 49: the order here is not alphabetical but from familiar to unfamiliar, its neighbours in the course are ஶ and ா.
How to type க்ஷ
- On a phone: add the Tamil keyboard in the keyboard settings (Gboard on Android; Keyboards in the iPhone settings).
- In Word on Windows: type the codes U+0B95, U+0BCD, U+0BB7 one at a time, pressing Alt+X after each.
- On a Mac: switch to the Unicode Hex Input source and, holding Option, type the codes 0B95, 0BCD, 0BB7 in a row.
- Unicode code points: U+0B95 U+0BCD U+0BB7. With them, the characters can be found in the character map of any system.
How it sounds
The cluster 'ksh' in one sign — from Sanskrit
The character in the “grantha — letters for foreign sounds” group
Six signs taken from the grantha script for Sanskrit and English words. The Tamil classification does not count them: thirty-one letters means 12 vowels, 18 consonants and the aytham.
How to remember this character
A single letter is the hardest thing to remember: memory has nothing to hold on to — a character has no meaning. A three-step loop works: see the character, try to recall the sound, see the right answer.
And come back to it the next day, not in an hour: a check a day or two later beats a check the same day. Nobody holds the whole alphabet — 31 letters — at once.
- It is better to test yourself the next day than at the end of the same session. That is why a word comes back to you tomorrow.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · g = 0.82 when tested a day or two later, against 0.56 on the same day.
- Studying a little every day gets more into your head than spending the same total time in one sitting.checked many timesDonovan & Radosevich, 1999, Journal of Applied Psychology 84(5) · 63 studies compared, difference d = 0.46 — a sizeable figure for a learning effect.
Frequently asked
How does the Tamil character க்ஷ read?
As “ksha” — it is a consonant of the Tamil script. The cluster 'ksh' in one sign — from Sanskrit.