Do Guru Pūjā yourself
TRANSLITERATION AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
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| ॐ | oṁ | home | ॐ | oṁ | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| अ | a | fun | ट | ṭa | touch |
| आ | ā | car | ठ | ṭha | ant-hill |
| इ | i | pin | ड | ḍa | duck |
| ई | ī | feen | ढ | ḍha | godhook |
| उ | u | put | ण | ṇa | thunder |
| ऊ | ū | pool | त | ta | (close to) think |
| ऋ | ṛ | rig | थ | tha | (close to) pathetic |
| ॠ | ṝ | (long r) | द | da | (close to) father |
| ऌ | ḷ | * | ध | dha | (close to) breathe hard |
| ए | e | play | न | na | numb |
| ऐ | ai | high | प | pa | purse |
| ओ | o | over | फ | pha | sapphire |
| औ | au | cow | ब | ba | but |
| अं | aṁ | भ | bha | abhor | |
| अः | aḥ | म | ma | mother | |
| क | ka | kind | य | ya | young |
| ख | kha | blockhead | र | ra | run |
| ग | ga | gate | ल | la | luck |
| घ | gha | log-hut | व | va | virtue |
| ङ | ṅa | sing | श | śa | shove |
| च | ca | chunk | ष | ṣa | bushel |
| छ | cha | match | स | sa | sir |
| ज | ja | jug | ह | ha | house |
| झ | jha | hedgehog | ळ | (Note 1) | (close to) world |
| ञ | ña | bunch | क्ष | kṣa | worksheet |
| त्र | tra | three | ज्ञ | jña | * |
| ऽ | unpronounced (a) | ऽऽ | ″ | Unpronounced (ā) |
Note 1: ’’’ itself is sometimes used. * No English Equivalent. ** Nasalisation of the preceding vowel. *** Aspiration of preceding vowel