The Script — Varnamala
അ
a
"u" in cup
vowelആ
ā
"a" in father
vowelഇ
i
"i" in it
vowelഈ
ī
"ee" in see
vowelഉ
u
"u" in put
vowelഊ
ū
"oo" in boot
vowelഋ
r
"ri" in rig
vowelഎ
e
"e" in pet
vowelഏ
ē
"ai" in pain
vowelഐ
ai
"i" in kite
vowelഒ
o
"o" in pot
vowelഓ
ō
"o" in home
vowelഔ
au
"ou" in out
vowelഅം
aṁ
nasal hum
vowelഅഃ
a
breathy "h"
vowelക
ka
as in kite
consonantഖ
kha
"kh" in khan
consonantഗ
ga
as in gum
consonantഘ
gha
"gh" in ghost
consonantങ
ṅa
"ng" in sing
consonantച
ca
as in church
consonantഛ
cha
"chh" in chhat
consonantജ
ja
as in jam
consonantഝ
jha
"jh" in jhansi
consonantഞ
ña
"ny" in canyon
consonantട
ṭa
hard "t"
consonantഠ
ha
hard "th"
consonantഡ
ḍa
hard "d"
consonantഢ
ha
hard "dh"
consonantണ
ṇa
hard "n"
consonantത
ta
as in tin
consonantഥ
tha
"th" in thunder
consonantദ
da
as in day
consonantധ
dha
"dh" in dharma
consonantന
na
as in net
consonantപ
pa
as in pen
consonantഫ
pha
"ph" in phone
consonantബ
ba
as in bag
consonantഭ
bha
"bh" in Bharat
consonantമ
ma
as in man
consonantയ
ya
as in yes
consonantര
ra
as in run
consonantല
la
as in love
consonantവ
va
as in van
consonantശ
śa
"sh" in shoe
consonantഷ
ṣa
"sh" (tongue back)
consonantസ
sa
as in sun
consonantഹ
ha
as in hat
consonantള
ḷa
"l" in ball
consonantഴ
ḻa
deep "l" (like Tamil)
consonantറ
ṟa
rolled "r"
consonant