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Telugu Vowels
Telugu Acculu (vowels) with American English Pronunciation Key
Acculu | Sound | Gunintamulu |
---|---|---|
అ | /a/ uh like 'a' in approach | Default Character |
ఆ | /a:/ ah like 'a' father | ా |
ఇ | /i/ like 'i' in lip | ి |
ఈ | /i:/ like 'e' in leap | ీ |
ఉ | /u/ like 'u' in put | ు |
ఊ | /u:/ like 'oo' in pool | ూ |
ఋ | /ru/ no exact english equivalent. Li ke 'ru' in rude but starting as 'ri' with the tongue at the roof of the mouth, then flipping forward to form 'ru' as the main sound | ృ |
ౠ | /ru:/ like 'roo' in room or like 're' in ream (not in common use) | ౄ |
ఌ | /alu/ like 'loo' in look (not in common use) | ౢ |
ౡ | /alu:/ like 'loo' in loop (not in common use) | ౣ |
ఎ | /e/ like 'e' in get | ె |
ఏ | /e:/ like 'a' in gate | ే |
ఐ | /ai/ like 'ai' in aisle | ై |
ఒ | /o/ like 'o' in solemn (short duration) | ొ |
ఓ | /o:/ like 'o' in sold (long duration) | ో |
ఔ | /au/ like 'ou' in foul | ౌ |
అం | 'ahm' or 'on' the O symbol nasalizes the vowel sound that precedes it | ం |
అః | aha, like the exclamation with a breathy 'ha' sound as in the word half | ః |
అఁ | 'on' the C symbol nasalizes the vowel sound that precedes it (not in common use, అం is used instead) | ఁ |
క్ | No Vowel Sound 'K' with no vowel is shown | ్ |