Vowels devanagari | IAST | Pronounciation - Example |
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अ | a | cut, but, run, sun |
आ | ā | cop, mar, bar, car, master |
इ | i | pit, sit, fit, if |
ई | ī | need, seed, see, feel |
उ | u | put, full |
ऊ | ū | soon, moon, boot |
ऋ | ṛ | merrily |
ॠ | ṝ | |
ऌ | ḷ | |
ए | e | |
ए | e | say, may |
ऐ | ai | site, might, light, my |
ओ | o | more, sore, toe, oh |
औ | au | out, now |
अं | ṃ | sum (Anusvara: Pronoused only half the syllable) |
अः | ḥ | half (Visarga: modifies previous vowel) |
क | k | keen, kick |
ख | kh | lockhead, inkhorn |
ग | g | go, gut |
घ | gh | log-hut |
ङ | ṅ | singer |
च | c | chain, church |
छ | ch | catch |
ज | j | judge, jug |
झ | jh | hedgehog |
ञ | ñ | french |
ट | ṭ | ten, tub |
ठ | ṭh | ant-hill |
ड | ḍ | den, dog |
ढ | ḍh | godhood, redhead |
ण | ṇ | under |
त | t | math, thin |
थ | th | thumb, withheld |
द | d | gather, mother, then |
ध | dh | breathe, adhere |
न | n | not, net, nose |
प | p | pen, pat |
फ | ph | loop-hole, shepherd |
ब | b | bn, bun, bag |
भ | bh | abgor |
म | m | mother, man |
य | y | yard, yes, yet |
य | y | yard, yes, yet |
र | r | run, red |
ल | l | luck, life,lid |
व | v | avert, water |
श | ś | sure, deutsche |
ष | ṣ | shoe, ship, show |
स | s | sun, sing, sit |
ह | h | hot, hut, hit |
ळ | ḻa | |
ज्ञ yajna, jnanam | jna | yajna, jnanam |
ॐ | oṁ | |
s | s is , a conjunction that indicate अ ( a ); mā+am ṛtat become māsmṛtāt | |
॒ | Anudatta or falling tone used while reciting Rik Mantras | |
॑ | Udatta or rising tone used while reciting Rik Mantras | |
ं | ṃ | Anusvara is pronounced half m |
ः | ḥ | Visarga is the expirate pronoused depending on the previous vowel |
क: | Kaḥ | kaha |
वी: | viḥ | Kavihi |
धु: | dhuḥ | madhuhu |
अ | प | pa | |
आ | ा | पा | pā |
इ | ि | पि | pi |
ई | ी | पी | pī |
ए | े | पे | pa |
ऐ | ै | पै | pai |
उ | ु | पु | pu |
ऊ | ू | पू | pū |
ऋ | ृ | पृ | pṛ |
ॠ | ॄ | पॄ | pṝ |
ओ | ो | पो | po |
औ | ौ | पौ | pau |
Throat | अ | क | ख | ग | घ | ङ | ह | अ: | |
Palate | इ | च | छ | ज | झ | ञ | य | श | |
Cerebral | ऋ | ट | ठ | ड | ढ | ण | र | ष | ळ |
Teeth | ऌ | त | थ | द | ध | न | ल | स | |
Lips | उ | प | फ | ब | भ | म | (<प | (<फ | |
Nose | ञ | म | ङ | ण | न | अं | |||
Throat + Palate | ए | ऐ | |||||||
Throat + lips | ओ | औ | |||||||
Teeth + Lips | व | ||||||||
Base of Tongue | (<क |
(<ख |
अ | आ | इ | ई | उ | ऊ | ऋ | ॠ | |
ऌ | ॡ | ए | ऐ | ओ | औ | अं | अ: | |
क | ख | ग | घ | ङ | ||||
च | छ | ज | झ | ञ | ||||
ट | ठ | ड | ढ | ण | ||||
त | थ | द | ध | न | ||||
प | फ | ब | भ | म | ||||
य | र | ल | व | श | ष | स | ह | ळ |