U+0C16 "ఖ" Telugu Letter Kha Unicode Character

U+0C16 "ఖ" Telugu Letter Kha is the second consonant in the Telugu abugida, representing the aspirated voiceless velar plosive sound (like the "kh" in "blockhead") and is derived from the Brahmi script. It is the aspirated counterpart to the letter "క" (Ka) and functions as a syllabic base character, taking vowel diacritics to form syllables such as ఖా (khaa) or ఖి (khi). This letter is essential in writing many Telugu words, including "ఖగోళ" (khagōḷa, meaning "sky" or "celestial sphere") and "ఖర్చు" (kharcu, meaning "expense"), and its usage is also found in Sanskrit loanwords incorporated into the Telugu language.