kh
Britishabbreviation
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It has that kh, which is a thrashing sound, like you’re trying to hawk up a loogie.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Such characters or sounds as the Sanskrit kh, gh, bh, and the Greek ch, th, ph, are called aspirates.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
The point Ck lies at the distance kh which gives the x of this point.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
The cerebral ṣ, when uncompounded, is pronounced kh.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
With respect to the combinations of consonants employed, kh has the gutteral sound of the ch in the Scottish word loch, and gh is like a rather rough or coarse aspirate.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various
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