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Sanskrit is a classical language of South Asia. 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== | |||
{| class=wikitable | {| class=wikitable | ||
!Letter | !Letter | ||
|क | |क | ||
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|/ɭʌ/ | |/ɭʌ/ | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Vowels== | |||
{| class=wikitable | {| class=wikitable | ||
!Letter | !Letter | ||
|अ | |अ | ||
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|/əh/ | |/əh/ | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Video== | |||
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[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] |
Revision as of 16:44, 5 December 2020
Sanskrit is a classical language of South Asia. 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 |
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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/ |