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

2. PHONOLOGY

yd paayadar pa:yda:r strong
yv pyavaMd payvand grafting

Medial three consonant clusters

mjhn samaJanaa samjhna: to understand
pgr ]pgah upgrah satellite tpr ]%paoxa utprokš metaphor
tthr p%qarIlaa patthri:la: stony
cct ]ccata uccta: height
kšp pxapat pakšpa:t partiality
jjv ]jjala ujjval bright
ndr And$naI andru:ni: internal
ndhk AMQakar andhka:r darkness
ndg baMdgaI bandgi: worship
nsk saMskar sanska:r rites
ndn vaMdnaa vandna: prayer
nyv Qanyavaad dhanyva:d thanks
rtk nat-kI nartki: dancer (f)
rkht maUK-ta mu:rkhta: foolishness
rmc kma-caaarI karmca:ri worker
ršn dSa-naIya daršni:y worth seeing
rvj saava-jainak sa:rvjanik public
syt sadsyata sadasyta: membership
stm Asqamaa asthma: breathing problem
štr raYT/Iya ra:štri:y national

Medial four-consonant clusters

ntrt svatM~ta svatantrta: independence
ndrv pMd`hvaaÐ pandhrva: fifteenth

2.2.2.3. Word-final Consonant Clusters

Consonant clusters occur less frequently in the word-final position.

pp gaPp gapp gossip
pn svaPna svapn dream
tm K,%ma xatm finish
tn ya%na yatn try