Help:IPA for Gujarati

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Gujarati pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See Gujarati phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Gujarati.

Consonants IPA Gujarati IAST English approximation b બ b bat bʱ ભ bh abhor tʃ ચ c choose tʃʰ છ ch approach-here d̪ દ d other d̪ʱ ધ dh adhere ɖ ડ ḍ dog ɖʱ ઢ ḍh guardhouse ɡ ગ g gate ɡʱ ઘ gh gherkin h ઃ ḥ head ɦ હ h ahead j ય y yak dʒ જ j jack dʒʱ ઝ jh hedgehog k ક k scold kʰ ખ kh khan l લ l leaf ɭ ળ l swedish sorrl m મ m much n̪ or n ન n not ɳ ણ ṇ burner ɲ ઞ ñ canyon ŋ ઙ ṅ bank p પ p pan pʰ or f ફ ph cup-holder ɾ ર r rat s̪ સ s sue ʂ ષ ṣ roughly like worship ɕ શ ś roughly like sheep t̪ ત t thank t̪ʰ થ th thank ʈ ટ ṭ table ʈʰ ઠ ṭh art-historian ʋ વ v vine

Vowels IPA Gujarati IAST English approximation ə અ, ક a euphoria ɑ આ, કા ā bra eː એ, કે e Somewhat like wait ɛ ઍ, કૅ â bed i ઇ/ ઈ, કિ/ કી i happy oː ઓ, કો o old ɔ ઑ, કૉ ô thought ɾu ઋ, કૃ ṛ Syllabic ‹r›: three u ઉ/ ઊ, કુ/ કૂ u look əj ઐ, કૈ ai Somewhat like bail əʋ ઔ, કૌ au Somewhat like float Other symbols IPA Gujarati IAST English equivalent ◌̃ ં ṃ nasal vowel ([õː], etc.) ˈ stress (placed before stressed syllable)