« back ... Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide • a is pronounced as u in but • ā is pronounced as a in father • i is pronounced as i in fin • ī is pronounced as ee in seed • u is pronounced as u in should • ū is pronounced as oo in roof • ṛ is pronounced as ri in rip • ṛ ́ is pronounced as ree in reed • ļ is pronounced as lary in salary • e is pronounced as ay in pay • ai is a combination of the letters a and i • o is pronounced as o in no • au is a combination of the letter a and u • k is pronounced as k in kite • kh is pronounced as ck-h in kick-hard • g is pronounced as g in goat • gh is pronounced as g-h in dig-hard • ń is pronounced as n in song • c is pronounced as ch in church • ch is pronounced as ch-h in staunch-heart • j is pronounced as j in jiffy • jh is pronounced as dge-h in hedge-hog • ñ is pronounced as ny in canyon • ṭ is pronounced as t in hot • ṭh is pronounced as t-h in hot-house • ḍ is pronounced as d in road • ḍh is pronounced as d-h in red-hot • ṇ is pronounced as na in nut • t is pronounced as t in hot • th is pronounced as t-h in hot-house or thick • d is pronounced as d in road • dh is pronounced as d-h in red-hot or th in though • n is pronounced as n in nut • p is pronounced as p in popcorn • ph is pronounced as p-h in up-hill (not like f) • b is pronounced as b in baby • bh is pronounced as b-h in tub-hot • m is pronounced as m in mother • y is pronounced as y in yes • r is pronounced as r in right • l is pronounced as l in light • v is pronounced as v in victory • ś is pronounced as sh in shut • ṣ is pronounced as sh in shine • s is pronounced as s in seven • h is pronounced as h in heaven • ḿ is pronounced as n in wrong • ḥ, for example as in ah,̣ is pronounced as aha App by Mayapur © 2024