Letter 26 of 35
Pa-Row · Voiceless Unaspiratedਪ — Pappa
Sounds like the 'p' in 'pen' — unaspirated.
Why it matters: ਪ is the crisp 'p' in 'spy' — lips touch, no puff. The lip-rows come last in Gurmukhi's mouth-to-lips order.
Example Word
ਪਤੰਗ
Patang
Kite
ਪ with each vowel mark
ਪ
mukta
"pa"
ਪਾ
kanna
"paa"
ਪਿ
sihari
"pi"
ਪੀ
bihari
"pee"
ਪੁ
aunkar
"pu"
ਪੂ
dulainkar
"poo"
ਪੇ
lanv
"pay"
ਪੈ
dulanvan
"pai"
ਪੋ
horha
"po"
ਪੌ
kanaurha
"pau"
Each vowel mark changes how ਪ sounds. The mark stays the same across every consonant.
Other letters in the Pa-Row
Trace ਪ
Free Printable Tracing Worksheet
Practise writing ਪ (Pappa) with this free printable. Large reference letter at the top, dotted rows below — print at home on US Letter or A4.
ਪ (Pappa) is the twenty-sixth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet and opens the sixth row — the pavarg group (ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ), all related by the lips.
How to teach a 4-year-old
Fly a paper kite (ਪਤੰਗ) and say “ਪ … ਪਤੰਗ” each time it goes up. Lohri and Basant are festivals built around kite-flying — great cultural hooks. Other ਪ words: ਪਾਣੀ (pani — water), ਪੈਰ (pair — foot), ਪੱਥਰ (pathar — stone).
Practice ਪ (Pappa)
📖 Read about Pappa in context
See ਪ alongside the rest of the Pa-Row in the free alphabet teaching guide. Open the guide →
Practise Pappa on the go
Six interactive Gurmukhi games — tracing, recognition, memory match — free, offline, no ads.