HYPOTHETICAL PRONUNCIATIONS
VOWELS
Also known as: svarāḥ (“tones”), akṣarāṇi (“syllables”)
Vowels and semivowels
| Bhaavakshar | Category | sound | antastha(approximant) | fricative(sangharsha/usman) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kanthya(Guttural) | अ alif/alpha/ | अ + अ = आ | ह | |
 | Dantya (Dental) | इ elif | इ + इ = ई | ||
 | Osthya (Labial) | उ unun | उ + उ = ऊ | ||
 | Murdhanya (Retroflex) | ऋ | |||
 | Talavya (Palatal) | लृ | |||
| kanthadantya(gutturo-dental) | अ + इ = ए | अ + ए = ऐ | |||
| kanthosthya (gutturo-labial) | अ + उ = ओ | अ + ओ = औ | |||
| kanthatalavya(gutturo-palatal) | |||||
| dantakanthya (dento-guttural) - fricative | इ + अ = य yin/ | ||||
| osthakanthya (labio-guttural) - fricative | उ + अ = व vav/ | ||||
| ((retroflex-guttural) | ऋ + अ = र resh/rho | ||||
| (palato-guttural) | लृ + अ = ल lameth/lamdba | ||||
| ए + अ = अय् | ऐ + अ = आय् | ||||
| ओ + अ = अव् | औ + अ = आव् |
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