Paireen Haahaa is an auxiliary subscript Gurmukhi symbol whose phonetic equivalent is H and represents a conjunct consonant.

Gurmukhi Paireen Haahaa

Paireen Haahaa, or half Haahaa is subjoined to the foot of the consonant preceding it. There is no vowel sound between the conjunct consonants.

Pronunciation Guide

Paireen Haahaa subscript symbol represents and sounds like the full sized aspirated Gurmukhi consonant HAAHAA - whose English phonetic equivalent is H. The Haahaa subscript symbol is important as it may change the meaning of the word to which it is attached and is not to be confused with the more common closely related abbreviated symbol Paireen Udaat Haha (quarter Haha).

Subscript Haahaa (lower case) - is illustrated here with examples of how it appears when adjoined to various preceding Gurmukhi consonants (upper case):

• NGANGAA - Paireen Haahaa = NGh.
• NHAANHAA - Paireen Haahaa = NHh.
• NANAA - Paireen Haahaa = Nh.
• MAMAA - Paireen Haahaa = Mh.
• RARAA - Paireen Haahaa = Rh.
• LALAA - Paireen Haahaa = Lh.
• RRARRAA - Paireen Haahaa = RRh.