Devnagari Script |
ITRANS Transliteration |
English Transliteration |
Pronunciation Guide |
Vowels
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a |
a |
a as in up, rural. |
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aa |
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aa as in father. |
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i |
i |
i as in fill, lily. |
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ii |
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ii as in feed, meet. |
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u |
u |
u as in full, bush. |
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uu U |
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uu as in fool, tool. |
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RRi R^i |
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r as in Chr(i)stmas, where the i is not pronounced. |
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RRI R^I |
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r is the prolonged of r above. |
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LLi |
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l as in fl(i)p where i is not pronounced. These r, l are vowels, to be distinguished from the consonants r(a) and l(a), |
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e |
e |
e as in pray, they (always long). |
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ai |
ai |
ai as in word I. |
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o |
o |
o as in go, store. |
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au |
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prolonged o as above. |
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aM |
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m as in glum. |
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aH |
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h as in the exclamation ah where the h is heard. |
Consonants
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k |
k |
k as in come, seek. |
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kh |
kh |
kh as in khaki. |
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g |
g |
g as in girl. |
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gh |
gh |
gh as in aghast. |
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N^ ~N |
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n as in monkey, puncture. |
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ch c |
c |
c as in chum. |
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chh Ch C |
ch |
ch as in Churchihill when it is not pronounced as two words but the second ch is sounded with a special stress. |
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j |
j |
j as in jump. |
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jh |
jh |
jh as pronounced in jjjjhah, with a forceful expiration with hah. |
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JN ~n |
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n as in sinje. |
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T |
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t as in term. |
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Th |
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th as in putting. |
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D |
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d as in double. |
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Dh |
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dh as in adhere. |
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N |
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n as in hunting. |
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t |
t |
t as in path. |
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th |
th |
th as in third. |
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d |
d |
da as in that. |
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dh |
dh |
dh pronounced with a deep expiration. |
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n |
n |
n as in nut. |
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p |
p |
p as in punish. |
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ph |
ph |
ph as in impose where p is harder. |
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b |
b |
b as but. |
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bh |
bh |
bh as in abhor. |
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m |
m |
m as in mud. |
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y |
y |
y as in loyal. |
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r |
r |
r as in rub. |
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l |
l |
l as in luck. |
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v w |
v |
v as in verb. |
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sh S |
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s as in shirt. |
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shh Sh |
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s as in sharp. |
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s |
s |
s as in servant. |
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h |
h |
h as in her. |
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ksh kSh |
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dny GY |
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Symbols
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OM AUM |
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.N |
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.n M |
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H |
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.a |
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.h |
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Vedic Accents
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\` |
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\_ |
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Other
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LLI |
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aa.c |
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e.c |
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Digits
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0 |
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1 |
1 |
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2 |
2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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