Vowels

Origin of Sounds

Pronunciation

S.No	SANSKRIT	BENGALI	TAMIL	Roman IAST	Num of MATRAS	Sounds like	AUDIO
1	अ	অ	அ	a	1	o in 'other'
2	आ	আ	ஆ	ā	2	a in 'all'
3	इ	ই	இ	i	1	i in 'India'
4	ई	ঈ	ஈ	ī	2	i in 'is'
5	उ	উ	உ	u	1	u in 'push'
6	ऊ	ঊ	ஊ	ū	2	u in 'rude'
7	ऋ	ঋ	* ரு	ṛ	1	r in 'burn'
8	ऋृ	ৠ	* ரு்ரு	ṛṛ	2	elongated r in 'burn'
9	ऌ	ঌ	லு	ḷ	1	lue in 'clue'
10	ॡ	ৡ	* லூ	ḹ	2	loo in 'loop'
11	ए	এ	ஏ	e	2	e in 'bet'
12	ऐ	ঐ	ஐ	ai	2	ai in 'aisle'
13	ओ	ও	ஒ	ao	2	o in 'over'
14	औ	ঔ	ஔ	au	2	ow in 'owl'
15	अं	অং	*அம்	aṃ	1.5	ome in 'come'
16	अ:	অ:	* அ:	aḥ	1.5	ah

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