Language/Sanskrit/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

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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

Letter
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 अं अँ अः
Diacritic ि
Name a ā i ī u ū 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/

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