270 Srimad-Bhagavatam
u — like the win push.
i — like the win rule but held twice as long as short u.
r — like the riin rim.
ft — like ree in reed.
| — like / followed by r (Ir).
e — like the e in they.
ai — like the avin aisle.
o — like the oin go.
au — like the ow in how.
ti (anusvadra) — a resonant nasal like the nin the French word bon.
h (visarga) — a final h-sound: ah is pronounced like aha; th like thi.
The vowels are written as follows after a consonant:
mY
[i fi Ti Mu Qi or EF Ne Nai ‘Yo T au
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For example: Fka Alka Trki Fal ki Sku Pua
bas’ a A
H kr H ke H ke H kai TY ko Al kau
The vowel “‘a’’ is implied after a consonant with no vowel symbol.
The symbol virama (‘) indicates that there is no final vowel: A
The consonants are pronounced as follows:
k — asin hite jh — as in hedgehog
kh— as in Eckhart i — asin canyon
g — asin give t — asin tub
gh— as in dig-Aard th — as in light-heart
h — asin sing d — asin dove
c — asin chair dha- as in red-hot
ch— asin staunch-heart n — asrna (prepare to say
j — asin joy 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.
