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Phonetic value of

Phonetic value of

letter(s)

as in

letter(s)

as in

a

a

Kamal, dalit

r

r

run, rock

A

a

far, car, bar

R

r

endru, saree

b

b

be, bus, tub

r˚

hraw

c

ch

chap, chum, such

S

s

Shiva, santhi

d

th

the, them, though

F

s

ship, shoe

D

d

dot, bed, dig

s

s

son, sin

e

e

met, led

t

th

thin, thought

E

a

say, pay, tale

T

t

ten, pot

f

f

fun, fat

u

u

full, put, bull

g

g

god, dig, get

U

oo

fool, cool, tool

G

g

Ghazal

ü

y

rhythm

h

h

hat, hen, him

v

v

van, vick

i

i

sit, pin, lit

x'

Sibilants with guttural
beginning exclusive to
Assamese language

I

ee

peel, meet, heel

x˚

j

j

jam, jolly

x

J

j

Yja

y

y

yap, yonder

k

k

king, kit

ÿ

y

try, fry, ply

l

l

lap, lot, lip

z

z

zoom, zero

L

l

ploy, glue, blue

Z

zh

Tamizh, thozhil

m

m

man, him

two letter sounds:

(m)

m

hoo(m), my(m)

kh

Consonants of the five

different categories blended with the aspirate ‘h’ giving a slightly explosive inflexion. Eg. Ghee, khān, acchā, jhandā, kathā, Sindhu, Bhārat, etc.

n

n

net, pen

gh

ñ

n

mani, Pune

ch

(n)

n

Ga(n)ga, ha(n)s

jh

o

o

omit, molest

Th

O

o

pole, role

Dh

ö

ou

foul, outer

th

p

p

pet, pick

dh

q

q

taqal(punjabi)

ph

bh