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Hello Polyglots, | |||
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker. | |||
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language. | |||
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Sanskrit is a classical language of South Asia and also it is the oldest language as well. | Sanskrit is a classical language of South Asia and also it is the oldest language as well. | ||
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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== | |||
==Sanskrit Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation== | |||
===Consonants=== | |||
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==Vowels== | ===Vowels=== | ||
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==Video== | |||
==Video - Sanskrit Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker== | |||
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==Sanskrit Devanagari Online Virtual Keyboard== | |||
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Revision as of 19:00, 12 October 2021
Sanskrit Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...
Hello Polyglots,
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.
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.
Sanskrit Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation
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/ |