Bhakti Shatak — source page 65

1ड d like dear, dance A variation of ड is ड़ (ḋ) which

2is an aspirated sharp retroflex sound.

3ढ dh like adhere A variation of ढ is ढ़ (ḋh).

4Adding ‘h’ to ड़ (ḋ) becomes ढ़ (ḋh).

5त ṭ like soft ‘t’, dental sound as in path without

6pronouncing the ‘h’

7थ ṭh like myth, thorn

8द ḍ like ‘d’ dental sound as in them, those, thine

9ध ḍh like dharma, dhoti, with soft ‘d’ dental sound

10touching the very tipe of the tongue to the teeth

11न n like neck, new, now

12प p like lip, pen

13फ ph labial sound, stressed and aspirated ‘p’ with ‘h’

14together, just like pump-house (pronounced

15together), or uphill

16ब b like bird, bud, bloom

17भ bh like abhor

18म m like mother

19य y like yes, yearn

20र r like red, rose

21ल l like love, light

22व v like vine, voice

23श, ष sh like shine, shape, bush

24स s like sun, summer

25ह h like honey, home

26क्ष (k) ch It is pronounced with a very little touch of

27sound ‘k’ with ‘c̣h’, altogether as one alphabet.

28But locally it is pronounced as ‘c̣h’ in Hindi.

29ज्ञ gya All the three letters pronounced together as one

30alphabet (big-yacht).