Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu

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Consonants IPA Examples English approximation Hindi Urdu ISO 15919 b बीस بیس bīs cabbie bʱ भालू بھالو bhālū clubhouse d[1] दाल دال dāl width, Spanish andar dʱ[1] धूप دھوپ dhūp adhere (but dental) dʒ जान جان jān budging dʒʱ झड़ना جھڑنا jhaṛnā hedgehog ɖ[1] डालना ڈالنا ḍālnā American bird ɖʱ[1] ढक्कन ڈھکّن ḍhakkan American birdhouse f ख़िलाफ़ خلاف k͟hilāf fuss ɡ गोल گول gol ago ɡʱ घर گھر ghar loghouse ʔ[2] एतबार اعتبار iʻtibār[a] The pause in "uh-oh!", butter (glottal stop) ɣ[4] बाग़ باغ bāġ Similar to the French R ɦ हम ہم ham ahead हुक्म حکم h̤ukm j याद یاد yād yuck k कमज़ोर کمزور kamzor scab kʰ खाल کھال khāl cab l लब لب lab leaf m मगर مگر magar much n नहीं نہیں nahī̃ panther ɳ[5] किरण کرن kiraṇ American burn ŋ रंग رن٘گ raṅg bang p पल پل pal spot pʰ फल پھل phal pot q[4] क़रीब قریب qarīb somewhat like caught r[6] रस رس ras Trilled ring ज़र्रा ذرّہ zarra ɾ[6] ज़रा ذرا zarā American atom ɽ लड़ना لڑنا laṛnā American garter ɽʱ पढ़ाई پڑھائی paṛhāī no English equivalent s सब سب sab sun ʂ[5] नष्ट نشٹ naṣṭ shoe but retroflex ʃ काश کاش kāś shoe t[1] तालाब تالاب tālāb similar to outthink, Spanish tomar लतीफ़ा لطیفہ lat̤īfa tʰ[1] थैला تھیلا thailā tub (but dental) t͡ʃ चोर چور cor catch t͡ʃʰ छोड़ना چھوڑنا choṛnā beachhead ʈ[1] टमाटर ٹماٹر ṭamāṭar stub (but retroflex) ʈʰ[1] ठंड ٹھنڈ ṭhanḍ tub (but retroflex) ʋ[7] वर्ज़िश ورزش varziś vat w[7] पकवान پكوان pakvān well x[4] ख़राब خراب k͟harāb Scottish loch z[4] काग़ज़ کاغذ kāġaz zoo ʒ[4] अझ़दहा اژدہا aždahā pleasure

Vowels IPA Examples English approximation Hindi Urdu ISO 15919 aː काम کام kām father eː जेब جیب jeb Scottish say ɛ[8] रहना رہنا rêhnā pen ɛː कैसा کیسا kaisā fairy ə कल کَل kal about ɪ जितना جِتنا jitnā sit iː जीतना جیتنا jītnā seat oː बोलो بولو bolo story ɔː कौन کَون kaun off, but long ʊ उन اُن un foot uː ऊन اُون ūn cool ◌̃ मैं مَیں maiṁ 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)