The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Kannada pronunciations. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
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| Consonants |
|---|
| IPA | Kannada | ISO 15919 | Example | English approximation |
| b |
ಬ | b | ಬಲೆ (balē) | abash |
| bʱ |
ಭ | bh | ಭಯ (bhaya) | clubhouse |
| d̪ |
ದ | d | ದಿನ (dina) | do (dental), the (Th-stopping) |
| d̪ʱ |
ಧ | dh | ಧರ್ಮ (dharma) | redhead (dental), that (Th-stopping) |
| ɖ |
ಡ | ḍ | ಡಬ್ಬ (ḍabba) | guard |
| ɖʱ |
ಢ | ḍh | ಢಮರು (ḍhamaru) | American birdhouse |
| dʒ |
ಜ | j | ಜನ (jana) | jest |
| dʒʱ |
ಝ | jh | ಝರಿ (jhari) | hedgehog |
| dz~z |
ಜ಼ | z | ಬಜ಼ಾರ್ (bazār) | beds |
| j |
ಯ | y | ಯಮ್ಮ (yamma) | yak |
| ɡ |
ಗ | g | ಗಣೇಶ (gaṇēśa) | agate |
| ɡʱ |
ಘ | gh | ಘಟನೆ (ghaṭanē) | loghouse |
| ɦ |
ಹ | h | ಹಣ್ಣು (haṇṇu) | ahead |
| k |
ಕ | k | ಕಣ್ಣು (kaṇṇu) | scan |
| kʰ |
ಖ | kh | ಖಜಾನೆ (khajānē) | can |
| l |
ಲ | l | ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ (lakṣmi) | leaf |
| ɭ |
ಳ | ḷ | ಕಾಳ (kāḷa) | Southern US: parlor |
| m |
ಮ | m | ಮನೆ (manē) | much |
| n |
ನ | n | ನವಿಲು (navilu) | not |
| ɳ |
ಣ | ṇ | ಗಣ (gaṇa) | Southern US: internet |
| ɲ |
ಞ | ñ | ಪಂಞ (pañña) | canyon |
| ŋ |
ಙ | ṅ | ಸಂಙ (saṅṅa) | wing |
| p |
ಪ | p | ಪತ್ರ (patra) | span |
| pʰ |
ಫ | ph | ಫಲ (phala) | pin |
| ɾ |
ರ | r | ರಜಾ (rajā) | North American: atom |
| r |
ಱ | ṟ | ಎಱೆ (eṟe) | Scottish: curd |
| ɽʱ |
ಱಃ | ṛh | ಬಱಃ (baṛh) | North American: larder |
| s |
ಸ | s | ಸಮಯ (samaya) | save |
| ʃ |
ಶ | ś | ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ (śukravāra) | ship |
| ʂ |
ಷ | ṣ | ಭಾಷೆ (bhāṣē) | mosh |
| t̪ |
ತ | t | ತಲೆ (talē) | at (dental), think (Th-stopping) |
| t̪ʰ |
ಥ | th | ಥಟ್ಟನೆ (thaṭṭane) | tip (dental), thought (Th-stopping) |
| ʈ |
ಟ | ṭ | ಟೊಪ್ಪಿ (ṭoppi) | art |
| ʈʰ |
ಠ | ṭh | ಕಂಠ (kaṇṭha) | Southern US: carts |
| tʃ |
ಚ | c | ಚಹಾ (cahā) | catch |
| tʃʰ |
ಛ | ch | ಛತ್ರಿ (chatri) | choose |
| ts |
| ĉ | ತ್ಸ (tsa) | bets |
| ʋ |
ವ | v | ವನ (vana) | Vine in Indian English |
| ɻ[1] |
ೞ | ḻ | | right |
|
| Vowels |
|---|
| IPA | Kannada | ISO 15919 | Example | English approximation |
| a |
ಅ, ಮ |
a |
ಅಮ್ಮ (amma) |
nut |
| aː |
ಆ, ಮಾ |
ā |
ಆನೆ (ānē) |
father |
| i |
ಇ, ಮಿ |
i |
ಇಲಿ (ili) |
dill |
| iː |
ಈ, ಮಿ |
ī |
ಈಗ (īga) |
feet |
| u |
ಉ, ಮು |
u |
ಉಪ್ಪು (uppu) |
look |
| uː |
ಊ, ಮೂ |
ū |
ಊಟ (ūṭa) |
loot |
| e |
ಎ, ಮೆ |
e |
ಎಂಟು (eṇṭu) |
yell |
| eː |
ಏ, ಮೆ |
ē |
ಏಳು (ēḷu) |
Yale |
| aɪ̯ |
ಐ, ಮೈ |
ai |
ಐದು (aidu) |
kite |
| o |
ಒ, ಮೊ |
o |
ಒಂದು (ondu) |
erode |
| oː |
ಓ, ಮೋ |
ō |
ಓಟ (ōṭa) |
old |
| aʊ̯ |
ಔ, ಮೌ |
au |
ಔಷಧ (auṣadha) |
house |
| ɾu |
ಋ, ಮೃ |
r̥ |
ಋಷಿ (r̥ṣi) |
rest |
| Other symbols |
|---|
| IPA | Kannada | ISO 15919 | Example | English approximation |
| h |
ಃ |
aḥ |
ದುಃಖ (duḥkha) |
hih |
| m |
ಂ |
ṃ |
ಕಂಬ (kamba) |
umbrella / ankle |
| Suprasegmentals |
|---|
| IPA |
Notes |
| ˈ◌ |
stress
(placed before stressed syllable) |
| ◌ː |
doubled consonant
(placed after doubled consonant) |
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