| Term | Definition |
|---|
| क | k (as in skip) |
| ख | kh (as in sinkhole) |
| ग | g (as in go) |
| घ | gh (as in doghouse) |
| ङ | (ṅ) ng (as in sing. Sanskrit loan words only, does not occur independently) |
| च | c (as in church) |
| छ | ch (as in pinchhit) |
| ज | j (as in jump) |
| झ | jh (as in dodge her) |
| ञ | (ñ) ń (as in canyon. Sanskrit loan words only, does not occur independently) |
| ट | (ṭ) t. (as in tick. Retroflex, but still a "hard" t sound similar to English) |
| ठ | (ṭh) th. (as in lighthouse. Retroflex) |
| ड | (ḍ) d. (as in doom. Retroflex) |
| ढ | (ḍh) dh. (as in mudhut. Retroflex) |
| ण | (ṇ) n. (retroflex n. Used only in Sanskrit loan words) |
| त | t (does not exist in English. more dental t, with a bit of a th sound. Softer than an English t) |
| थ | th (aspirated version of t, not as in thanks or the) |
| द | d (dental d) |
| ध | dh (aspirated version of d) |
| न | n (dental n) |
| प | p (as in spin) |
| फ | ph (as in u'ph'ill) |
| ब | b (as in be) |
| भ | bh (as in abhor) |
| म | m (as in mere) |
| य | y (as in yet) |
| र | r (as in Spanish pero, a tongue trip. Don't roll as in Spanish rr, German or Scottish English) |
| ल | l (as in lean) |
| व | v (as in Spanish vaca, between English v and w, but without the lip rounding of an English w) |
| श | ś (as in shoot) |
| ष | (ṣ) s. (almost indistinguishable retroflex of s. slightly more aspirated. Sanskrit loan words only) |
| स | s (as in see) |
| ह | h (as in him) |
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