حرف صحیحs
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IPA |
Nepali |
Approximate English equivalent
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[[|b]]
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ब |
back
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bʱ
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भ |
abhor
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[[|d]]
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द |
the
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dʱ
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ध |
without
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[[|ɖ]][1]
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ड |
guard
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ɖʱ
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ढ |
adhere
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[[|dz]]
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ज |
adds
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dzʱ
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झ |
Similar to hedgehog
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[[|ɡ]]
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ग |
grass
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ɡʱ
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घ |
pigheaded
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[[|ɦ]][1]
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ह |
head
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[[|k]]
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क |
scan
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kʰ
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ख |
can
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[[|l]]
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ल |
leaf
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[[|m]]
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म |
much
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[[|n]]
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न |
not
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[[|ŋ]]
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ङ |
sing
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[[|ɲ]]
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ञ |
champagne
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[[|ɳ]]
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ण |
No English equivalent, similar to burn
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[[|p]]
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प |
span
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pʰ
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फ |
naphtha
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[[|r]][2]
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र |
ring
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[[|s]][3]
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स |
sue
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[[|ʂ]]
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ष |
ship
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[[|ɕ]]
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श |
Similar to ship
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[[|ts]]
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च |
cats
|
tsʰ
|
छ |
Similar to beachhead
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[[|t]]
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त |
third
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tʰ
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थ |
birth
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[[|ʈ]]
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ट |
party
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ʈʰ
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ठ |
town
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[[|w]]
|
व |
want
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[[|j]]
|
य |
yes
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مصوتs
|
IPA |
Nepali |
Approximate English equivalent
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[[|a]]
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आ |
father
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[[|ʌ]]
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अ, अः |
cut
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[[|e]]
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ए |
may
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[[|i]]
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इ, ई |
happy
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[[|o]]
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ओ |
sole
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[[|u]]
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उ |
boot
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[[|◌̃]]
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ँ |
nasal vowel faun ([ãː, õː], etc.)
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Suprasegmentals
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IPA |
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[[|ˈ]]
|
stress (placed before stressed syllable)
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[[|◌ː]]
|
doubled vowel/consonant (placed after vowel/consonant)
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- ^ ا ب Due to a process of h-deletion in some words, ɦ may be replaced by a retroflex flap [[[|ɽ]]] if words are pronounced with long vowels e.g. [paaɽ] analyzed phonemically as [pʌɦaɖ]. Additionally, [ɽ] can occur if ɖ or ɖʱ are flapped in postvocalic position.
- ↑ /r/ is usually trilled [r] but may be tapped [[[:سانچہ:IPAplink]]] when in intervocalic position.
- ↑ /s/ phonetically may be either [s] or [[[:سانچہ:IPAplink]]].