Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide
Vowels
Aa Ala Fi zi Su Ha Wr Wi
| ; g! Te Tai Ao AY au
+ mm (anusvara) $ h (visarga)
Consonants
Gutturals: GH ka Wqkha <TJ[ga QYeha Srna
Palatals: J ca cha ja A jha > fia
Cerebrals: é ta roy tha © da @ dha OT na
Dentals: a ta ZY tha @ da J dha ena
Labials: q pa pha q ba A bha = =Fma
Semivowels: ya q ra qq la q va
Sibilants: J sa @ sa J sa
Aspirate: & ha S ’ (avagraha) — the apostrophe
The numerals are: 0-0 2-1 2-2 3-3 Y-4 4-5 §&-6 9-7 €-8 &-9
The vowels above should be pronounced as follows:
a — like the ain organ or the win but
a — like the ain far but held twice as long as short a
i — like the iin pin
i — like the iin pique but held twice as long as short i
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