Modern Hindi Grammar - Indian Institute of Language Studies (IILS)

2. PHONOLOGY

/i/ (high front unrounded short vowel):
[maart ima:rat building
igarnaa girna: to fall
pit pati husband
/e/ (mid front unrounded long vowel):
ek ek one
rot ret sand
jaUto ju:te shoes
/a/ (low central unrounded short vowel):
Agar agar if
pr par but
na na no
/a:/ (low central unrounded long vowel):
Aama a:m mango
Aarama a:ra:m rest
AcCa accha: good
/u/ (high back rounded short vowel):
]znaa uthna: to rise
pu~ putr son
ikMtu kintu but
/u:/ (high back rounded long vowel):
}na u:n wool
saUd su:d interest
BaalaU bha:lu: bear
/o/ (mid back rounded long vowel):
Aaosa os dew
raoTI roti: bread
dao do two
/ ́/ (lower mid unrounded front vowel)

eonak ́nak mirror

gaOr g ́r stranger

laO l ́ tune

/ø/ (lower mid rounded back vowel)

AaOrt ørat woman

daOlat dølat wealth

saaO sø hundred