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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Telugu
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Charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Telugu pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters .
Consonants
IPA
Telugu
ISO 15919 Examples
Approximate English equivalent
b ?
b
? ??ab ash
b ? ?
bh
?? ??????clubh ouse
d ?
d
?? ??d o (dental ), th e (Th-stopping )
d ? ??
dh
? ?redh ead (dental), th at (Th-stopping)
? ?
?
? ????guard
? ? ?
?h
?? ????American birdh ouse
d? ?
j
? ?????j est
d? ? ?
jh
? ???????hedgeh og
dz z ?
?
? ?beds
j ??
y
? ??????y ak
ɡ ?
g
?? ???ag ate
ɡ ? ?
gh
?? ??logh ouse
? ?
h
? ????ah ead
k ??
k
? ????sc an
k ? ??
kh
? ????c an
l ?
l
? ????l eaf
? ?
?
?????
Southern US: parl or
m ?
m
? ?????m uch
n ?
n
?? ????n ot
? ?
?
??? ??
Southern US: intern et
? ?
?
???? ??cany on
? ?
?
????? ??
wing
p ?
p
?? ????sp an
p ? ?
ph
? ?????p in
? ?
r
? ????thr ee
r [ 1] ?
?
??? ??
Scottish: cur d
s ?
s
? ????s ave
? ?
?
? ????mosh
? ?
?
???? ??
American :
worsh ip
t ?
t
? ?????at (dental), th ink (Th-stopping)
t ? ??
th
??? ??
t ip (dental), th ought (Th-stopping)
? ?
?
???
art
? ? ?
?h
?? ??American: part ake
t? ??
c
?? ??????catch
t? ? ?
ch
?? ?ch oose
ts ?
?
? ????bets
? ?
v
? ??V ine in Indian English
? [ 2] ?
?
?????
r ight
Vowels
IPA
Telugu
ISO 15919
Example
English approximation
a ?, ?
a
? ???
cu t[ 3]
a? ?, ??
ā
? ?
fa ther
i ?, ??
i
? ??????
di ll
i? ?, ??
ī
? ????
fee t
u ?, ??
u
? ?????
foo t
u? ?, ??
ū
? ??
coo l
e ?, ??
e
? ?????
ye ll
e? ?, ??
ē
? ??
Ya le
a?? ?, ??
ai
? ????
ki te
o ?, ??
o
? ??????
sto ry (short )
o? ?, ??
ō
? ???
sto ry (long )
a?? ?, ??
au
? ???
hou se
r? ?, ??
r?
? ????
r ule
l? ?, ??
l?
???????
Ankle
Other symbols[ 4]
IPA
Telugu
ISO 15919
Example
English approximation
h ?
a?
???? ???
h ead
Suprasegmentals
IPA
Notes
?? stress
?? doubled consonant
^ The alveolar trill [r] may occur as an allophone of either [? d
^ Absent in modern Telugu.
^ Closer to cu t in most North American, Australian and New Zealand accents.
^ "Telugu alphabet, pronunciation and language" . www.omniglot.com . Omniglot.
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