The vowels and their arrangement are:[1]
Independent form | Romanized | As diacritic with प | Pronunciation | Independent form | Romanized | As diacritic with प | Pronunciation | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
kaṇṭhya (Guttural) |
अ | a | प | [ɐ] | आ | ā | पा | [ɑː] [nb 1] | |
tālavya (Palatal) |
इ | i | पि | [i] | ई | ī | पी | [iː] [nb 1] | |
oṣṭhya (Labial) |
उ | u | पु | [u] | ऊ | ū | पू | [uː] [nb 1] | |
mūrḍhanya (Retroflex) |
ऋ | ṛ | पृ | [ɹ̩] [nb 2] | ॠ | ṝ | पॄ | [ɹ̩ː] [nb 2] [nb 1] | |
dantya (Dental) |
ऌ | ḷ | पॢ | [l̩] [nb 2] | ॡ | ḹ | पॣ | [l̩ː] [nb 2] [nb 1] | |
kaṇṭhatālavya (Palato-Guttural) |
ए | e | पे | [eː] [nb 1] | ऐ | ai | पै | [aːi] [nb 3] [nb 1] | |
kaṇṭhoṣṭhya (Labio-Guttural) |
ओ | o | पो | [oː] [nb 1] | औ | au | पौ | [aːu] [nb 3] [nb 1] |