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(pronunciationofconsona) (consonan)
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The ku letters are
The letters
For the difference between the two, see puff.
The letters
For the difference between the two, see puff.
The
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(pronunciationofculette) (cul)
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The cu letters are
The
For the difference between c and ch, and j and jh, see puff.
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It sounds exactly like the n of "punch" or "orange". This sounds only appears in English before CH and J, and in Sanskrit mostly before
When it is before a vowel, as in
Some teachers will tell you that
In correct Bengali the letter
See also pronunciation of
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The short story:
In kosher Sanskrit,
The long story:
According to the ancient Sanskrit grammarians, the
Yet, because of the influence of local languages, depending on the region of India, many people, including Sanskrit teachers, mispronounce that
Watch these videos for examples of all variants --
How to Pronounce jJA in Sanskrit - 'gya' or 'gnya' or 'dnya' or 'jna'
jna pronunciation in Sanskrit - How to pronounce jJa correctly in Sanskrit
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The Tu letters are
The
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The tu letters are
Explained in another way,
Note that
The
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(pronunciationofpulette) (pul)
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The Sanskrit sounds
The
Notice that
You will sometimes hear Bengalis mispronouncing the
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The
It is the same sound of Hindi or Bengali h, and of the Arabic h sound in hu "his", hA "her", and haram "pyramids" (not the H of "HarAm" meaning "holy, forbidden").
This
In devanAgarI, the
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The clusters
Even though the
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According to the descriptions of ancient grammarians, the
That sound is not the same as English V, which is made by touching the upper teeth with the lower lip. It is made by approaching the lips to each other. That is the same as most pronunciations of Spanish B and Japanese WA.
That description fits the way the
Oddly, the description "approach the lips to each other" ALSO fits the way English W is pronounced. So, if you find yourself incapable of imitating the sound the Indians make when they say
Bengalis should take particular care to not mispronounce
Reading the old manuscripts will confirm that the
In Hindi, the letter
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Described quickly and informally, the Sanskrit
More tecnically speaking, the Sanskrit
Some people sometimes replace the "tapped r" with some "trilled R" (see Wikipedia on Voiced dental, alveolar and postalveolar trills for description). That replacing is not kosher, but it's not too bad, and I don't think anyone cares, or even notices the difference.
The Bengali R is like the Sanskrit R, except in words like
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Sanskrit
If you don't know the difference between the "clear" and "dark" ells, please see
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The
The
However, in technical words such as Git tiG laG, the
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