Letter 15 of 35
Cha-Row · Nasalਞ — Nyanya
A soft 'ny' sound — like the middle of 'canyon'. Very rare.
Why it matters: ਞ is the 'ny' in 'canyon' — almost extinct in modern Punjabi but still in the chart.
ਞ with each vowel mark
ਞ
mukta
"nya"
ਞਾ
kanna
"nyaa"
ਞਿ
sihari
"nyi"
ਞੀ
bihari
"nyee"
ਞੁ
aunkar
"nyu"
ਞੂ
dulainkar
"nyoo"
ਞੇ
lanv
"nyay"
ਞੈ
dulanvan
"nyai"
ਞੋ
horha
"nyo"
ਞੌ
kanaurha
"nyau"
Each vowel mark changes how ਞ sounds. The mark stays the same across every consonant.
Other letters in the Cha-Row
Trace ਞ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਞ (Nyanya) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਞ (Nyanya) is the fifteenth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet and the rarest letter in the chavarg row. Like ਙ, it almost never starts words — it’s a helper sound that lives inside Sanskrit-rooted vocabulary.
How to teach a 4-year-old
The simplest thing is to recognize ਞ by its shape. If your child can find it among other letters on a page, that’s a win. They won’t need to spell with it in everyday Punjabi.
Practice ਞ (Nyanya)
📖 Read about Nyanya in context
See ਞ alongside the rest of the Cha-Row in the free alphabet teaching guide. Open the guide →
Practise Nyanya on the go
Six interactive Gurmukhi games — tracing, recognition, memory match — free, offline, no ads.