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Sanskrit is a classical language of South Asia. | Sanskrit is a classical language of South Asia and also it is the oldest language as well. | ||
It is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. | It is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. | ||
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Here is its alphabet and the pronunciation of each letter. | Here is its alphabet and the pronunciation of each letter. | ||
==Consonants== | ==Consonants== | ||
{| class=wikitable | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Letter | !Letter | ||
|क | |क | ||
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==Vowels== | ==Vowels== | ||
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!Letter | !Letter | ||
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==Video== | ==Video== | ||
<youtube> -wTDvmElnlM</youtube> | <youtube> -wTDvmElnlM</youtube> | ||
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 8 December 2020
Sanskrit is a classical language of South Asia and also it is the oldest language as well.
It is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism.
Here is its alphabet and the pronunciation of each letter.
Consonants
| Letter | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | ka | kha | ga | gha | ṅa | ca | cha | ja | jha | ña | ṭa | ṭha | ḍa | ḍha | ṇa | ta | tha | da | dha | na | pa | pha | ba | bha | ma | ya | ra | la | va | śa | ṣa | sa | ha | ḷa |
| IPA | /kʌ/ | /kʰʌ/ | /ɡʌ/ | /ɡʱʌ/ | /ŋʌ/ | /cʌ/ | /cʰʌ/ | /ɟʌ/ | /ɟʱʌ/ | /ɲʌ/ | /ʈʌ/ | /ʈʰʌ/ | /ɖʌ/ | /ɖʱʌ/ | /ɳʌ/ | /tʌ/ | /tʰʌ/ | /dʌ/ | /dʱʌ/ | /nʌ/ | /pʌ/ | /pʰʌ/ | /bʌ/ | /bʱʌ/ | /mʌ/ | /jʌ/ | /rʌ/ | /lʌ/ | /ʋʌ/ | /ɕʌ/ | /ʂʌ/ | /sʌ/ | /ɦʌ/ | /ɭʌ/ |
Vowels
| Letter | अ | आ | इ | ई | उ | ऊ | ऋ | ॠ | ऌ | ॡ | ए | ऐ | ओ | औ | अं | अँ | अः |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diacritic | ◌ | ा | ि | ी | ु | ू | ृ | ॄ | ॢ | ॣ | ॅ | ै | ो | ौ | ं | ँ | ः |
| Name | a | ā | i | ī | u | ū | ṛ | ṝ | ḷ | ḹ | e | ai | o | au | aṅ | aṃ | aḥ |
| IPA | /ʌ/ | /aː/ | /i/ | /iː/ | /u/ | /uː/ | /r/ | /rː/ | /l/ | /lː/ | /eː/ | /aːi/ | /o/ | /aːu/ | /aŋ/ | /ə˞/ | /əh/ |