Consonants
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IPA |
Hindi |
Urdu |
English equivalent
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b
|
ब |
ب |
abash
| bʱ
|
भ |
بھ |
abhor
| d̪ [1] |
द |
د |
ado
| d̪ʱ [1] |
ध |
دھ |
adhere
| ɖ [1] |
ड |
ڈ |
guard
| ɖʱ [1] |
ढ |
ڈھ |
guardhouse
| dʒ
|
ज |
ج |
hedge
| dʒʱ
|
झ |
جھ |
hedgehog
| f
|
फ़ |
ف |
food
| ɡ
|
ग |
گ |
agate
| ɡʱ
|
घ |
گھ |
pigheaded
| h
|
ः |
ح |
head
| ɦ
|
ह |
ahead
| j
|
य |
ي |
yak
| k
|
क |
ک |
scan
| kʰ
|
ख |
کھ |
can
| l
|
ल |
ل |
leaf
| m
|
म |
م |
much
| n
|
न |
ن |
not
| ɳ
|
ण |
ڻ |
burner
| ŋ
|
ं |
- |
bank
| p
|
प |
پ |
span
| pʰ
|
फ |
پھ |
pan (often pronounced [f] in Hindi)
| q
|
क़ |
ق |
a k in the throat (Urdu; often [k] in Hindi)
| r
|
र |
ر |
trilled r
| ɽ
|
ड़ |
ڑ |
US: larder
| ɽʱ
|
ढ़ |
ڑھ |
as [ɽ] plus h
| s
|
स |
س |
sue
| ʂ
|
ष |
– |
worship
| ʃ
|
श |
ش |
shoe
| t̪ [1] |
त |
ت |
stable
| t̪ʰ [1] |
थ |
تھ |
table
| ʈ [1] |
ट |
ٹ |
art
| ʈʰ [1] |
ठ |
ٹھ |
art-historian
| tʃ
|
च |
چ |
catch
| tʃʰ
|
छ |
چھ |
choose
| ʋ[2] |
व |
و |
varies between w and v
| x
|
ख़ |
خ |
Bach (Urdu; often [kʰ] in Hindi)
| ɣ
|
ग़ |
غ |
like a French r (Urdu; often [ɡ] in Hindi). Close to uvular flap.
| z
|
ज़ |
ز |
zen
| ʒ
|
झ़ |
ژ |
pleasure
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Vowels
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IPA |
Hindi |
Urdu |
English equivalent
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aː
|
आ, पा |
آ, ـا |
bra
| eː
|
ए, पे |
ے |
between yell and Yale
| ɛː
|
ऐ, पै |
yell
| ə
|
अ, प |
ـَ |
nut
| iː [3] |
ई, पी |
ی |
feet
| ɪ [3] |
इ, पि |
ـِ |
dill
| oː
|
ओ, पो |
و |
old
| ɔː
|
औ, पौ |
law
| uː [3] |
ऊ, पू |
loot
| ʊ [3] |
उ, पु |
ـُ |
look
| ̃
|
ँ |
ں |
nasal vowel ([ãː], [õː], etc.)
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Suprasegmentals
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IPA |
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ˈ
|
stress (placed before stressed syllable)
| ː
|
doubled consonant
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