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GUIDE TO THE PRONUNCIATION OF
TRANSLITERATED SANSKRIT WORDS
VOWELS
a
i
i
u
a
i
i
u
ប
Į
1
e
ai
e
ai
0
au
au
ḥ
k
kh
g
gh
n
k
kh
g
gh
n
с
ch
ch
CONSONANTS
When two words are given to illustrate a consonant sound,
the two words are said together and not apart.
j
jh
n
n
short like u in but
long like a in far
short like i in pin
long like ee in seen
short like u in put
long like oo in root
short like i in pin
long like ee in seen
short like u in put
long like oo in root
a vowel sound
a vowel sound
ţ
th
d
th
d
long like ay in bay
long like ai in pain
long like ai in pain
long like oa in boat
long like ou in endow
the preceding vowel is a spirated, involving an
expulsion of the breath
like c in come
like k h in think hard
like k h in think hard
like g in gum
like gh in ghost
like gh in ghost
preceding k, kh, g, gh like n in pink
like ch in church
like ch in church
like ch h in match head
like j in judge
like dge h in sledge hammer
preceding c, ch, j, jh, like n in pinch
like t in top
like t h in hot house
like d in dance
like t in top
like t h in hot house
like d in dance
TRANSLITERATED SANSKRIT WORDS
VOWELS
a
i
i
u
a
i
i
u
ប
Į
1
e
ai
e
ai
0
au
au
ḥ
k
kh
g
gh
n
k
kh
g
gh
n
с
ch
ch
CONSONANTS
When two words are given to illustrate a consonant sound,
the two words are said together and not apart.
j
jh
n
n
short like u in but
long like a in far
short like i in pin
long like ee in seen
short like u in put
long like oo in root
short like i in pin
long like ee in seen
short like u in put
long like oo in root
a vowel sound
a vowel sound
ţ
th
d
th
d
long like ay in bay
long like ai in pain
long like ai in pain
long like oa in boat
long like ou in endow
the preceding vowel is a spirated, involving an
expulsion of the breath
like c in come
like k h in think hard
like k h in think hard
like g in gum
like gh in ghost
like gh in ghost
preceding k, kh, g, gh like n in pink
like ch in church
like ch in church
like ch h in match head
like j in judge
like dge h in sledge hammer
preceding c, ch, j, jh, like n in pinch
like t in top
like t h in hot house
like d in dance
like t in top
like t h in hot house
like d in dance