ipa/Bengali

Charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Bengali pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wiki: Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Bengali phonology and Bengali alphabet for a more thorough look at the sounds of Bengali.

Consonants
IPA Bengali Examples ISO 15919 English Approximation
b বালি b abash
ভীরু bh clubhouse
d দা d deal (dental), Indian the
ধারা dh redhead (dental), Indian that
ɖ ডুমুর American bird
ɖʱ ঢো ḍh American birdhouse
d͡ʒ জ, য বন j hedge
d͡ʒʱ ঝা jh hedgehog
ɡ g agate
ɡʱ বাঘা gh loghouse
ɦ হ, ঃ হাবাঃ h behind
h head
k লম k scan
খ, ক্ষ শাখা, ক্ষমা kh can
l মালিনী l leaf
m মানুষ m much
n ন, ণ নীলা ,বা n not
ŋ ঙ, ং বাঙালি অং sing
p পাকা p span
ph pin
r র,‍‍ র্ক, (র্), ‍‍্র বিরাম, তর্ক, শ্র r American atom or ring (flapped or trilled)
ɽ ড়, ঢ় ড় দৃঢ় American larder
s সেলাম s sue
ʃ শ, ষ, স শা ষাময় ś shoe
t ত, ৎ মাল উ t get (dental), Indian think
থাবা th tub (dental), Indian thought
ʈ American parts
ʈʰ কাঠুরে ṭh American partake
t͡ʃ মুচি c catch
t͡ʃʰ ছাগল ch choose
Marginal consonants
β ভিসা v very
j য় য় y yes
ɸ ফ্যা f find
w ও, উ য়াদা, ইলিয়াম v will
z জ, য জাকাত যিয়ারত z zip
ɳ বা American burn
Vowels
Monophthongs
IPA Bengali Examples ISO 15919 English Approximation
ɔ অ, প মর a off
a আ, পা ঙিনা ā Australian father, RP cut
æ অ্যা, প্যা, এ, পে ত্যাখেলা ae/æ trap
i ই, পি, ঈ, পী দিদী i beat
u উ, পু, ঊ, পূ কুকূ u boot
e এ, পে মেদিনী ē Scottish may
o ও, পো, অ, প জন ঙ্কুর ō Scottish sole
◌̃ ইঁদুর nasal vowel
([ã], [õ], etc.)
Semivowels
য় খায় Similar to very
ভা i happy
যা হায়া ō Similar to look
ঝা u too
Diphthongs
ii̯ িই নিই ii tea
iu̯ িউ বিউভোল iu ew
ei̯ েয় দেয় ēi RP bay
eu̯ েও ঢেও ēu No English equivalent
æe̯ ্যায় ন্যায় aeẏ/æẏ No English equivalent
ai̯ াই পাই āi Buy
ae̯ ায় পায় āẏ Similar to Hi
au̯ াউ পাউ āu How
ao̯ াও পাও āō Similar to How
ɔe̯ ◌য় নয় aẏ No English equivalent
ɔo̯ ◌ও নও No English equivalent
oi̯ োই দোই ōi Similar to boy
oo̯ োও দোও ōō Indian no
ou̯ নৌকা ōu American go
ui̯ ুই, ূই ধুই ui No English equivalent
Suprasegmentals
IPA
ˈ primary stress
(placed before stressed syllable)
ˌ secondary stress
(placed before stressed syllable)
ː doubled consonant

Notes

Bibliography

See also

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