ipa/Hindi And Urdu

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu) pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

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

See Hindustani phonology, Devanagari, and Urdu alphabet for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Hindi-Urdu.

Key

Consonants
IPA Examples English approximation
Hindi Urdu ISO 15919
b बीस بیس bīs cabbie
भालू بھالو bhālū clubhouse
d दाल دال dāl width, Spanish andar
धूप دھوپ dhūp adhere (but dental)
जान جان jān budging
dʒʱ झड़ना جھڑنا jhaṛnā hedgehog
ɖ डालना ڈالنا ālnā American bird
ɖʱ ढक्कन ڈھکّن ḍhakkan American birdhouse
f ख़िलाफ़ خلاف k͟hilāf fuss
ɡ गोल گول gol ago
ɡʱ घर گھر ghar loghouse
ʔ एतबार اعتبار iʻtibār The pause in "uh-oh!", butter (glottal stop)
ɣ बाग़ باغ ġ Similar to the French R
ɦ हम ہم ham ahead
हुक्म حکم ukm
j याद یاد yād yuck
k कमज़ोर کمزور kamzor scab
खाल کھال khāl cab
l लब لب lab leaf
m मगर مگر magar much
n नहीं نہیں nahī̃ panther
ɳ किरण کرن kira American burn
ŋ रंग رن٘گ rag bang
p पल پل pal spot
फल پھل phal pot
q क़रीब قریب qarīb somewhat like caught
r रस رس ras Trilled ring
ज़र्रा ذرّہ zarra
ɾ ज़रा ذرا zarā American atom
ɽ लड़ना لڑنا la American garter
ɽʱ पढ़ाई پڑھائی paṛhāī no English equivalent
s सब سب sab sun
ʂ नष्ट نشٹ na shoe but retroflex
ʃ काश کاش ś shoe
तालाब تالاب tālāb similar to outthink, Spanish tomar
लतीफ़ा لطیفہ laīfa
t̪ʰ थैला تھیلا thailā tub (but dental)
t͡ʃ चोर چور cor catch
t͡ʃʰ छोड़ना چھوڑنا choṛnā achoo
ʈ टमाटर ٹماٹر amāar stub (but retroflex)
ʈʰ ठंड ٹھنڈ ṭhanḍ tub (but retroflex)
ʋ वर्ज़िश ورزش varziś vat
w पकवान پكوان pakvān well
x ख़राब خراب k͟harāb Scottish loch
z काग़ज़ کاغذ kāġaz zoo
ʒ अझ़दहा اژدہا aždahā pleasure
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
Hindi Urdu ISO 15919
काम کام kām father
जेब جیب jeb Scottish say
ɛ रहना رہنا rêhnā pen
ɛː कैसा کیسا kai fairy
ə कल کَل kal about
ɪ जितना جِتنا jitnā sit
जीतना جیتنا jītnā seat
बोलो بولو bolo Scottish so
ɔː कौन کَون kaun American saw
ʊ उन اُن un book
ऊन اُون ūn moon
◌̃ मैं مَیں mai nasal vowel faun
([ãː, õː], etc.)
Suprasegmentals
IPA Example Notes
ˈ◌ [ˈbaːɦər] stress
(placed before stressed syllable)
◌ː [ˈʊtːəɾ pɾəˈdeːʃ] doubled consonant
(placed after doubled consonant)

Notes

See also

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