294 Srimad-Bhagavatam
u — like the win push.
a — like the win rule but held twice as long as short u.
r — like the riin rim.
t — like ree in reed.
| — like / followed by r (Ir).
e — like the e in they.
ai — like the ai in aisle.
o — like the oin go.
au — like the ow in how.
th (anusvdra) — a resonant nasal like the nin the French word bon.
h (visarga) — a final h-sound: ahis pronounced like aha; ih like ihi.
The vowels are written as follows after a consonant:

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Ta fi Ji Mu Qi oer EF SNe Nai ‘Yo Tau

lon
For example: ka Blka THrki Fil ki Hku Pra
x d Y
Hee Her Fe Fai BY ko Fy ke

The vowel “‘a” is implied after a consonant with no vowel symbol.
The symbol virama (‘) indicates that there is no final vowel: Ah
The consonants are pronounced as follows:
k ~— asin kite jh — as in hedgehog
kh— as in Eckhart fi — asin canyon
g — asin give t — asin tub
gh— as in dig-hard th — as in light-heart
nh — as in sing d — asin dove
c — asinchair dha- as in red-hot
ch — as in staunch-heart n — asrna (prepare to say
j — as in poy the rand say na).
Cerebrals are pronounced with tongue to roof of mouth, but the
following dentals are pronounced with tongue against teeth:
t — asin tub but with tongue against teeth.
th — as in light-heart but with tongue against teeth.
