Telugu/Transliteration
Lekhini (లేఖిని lEkhini) & IAST[edit | edit source]
Lekhini is one of the most popular transliterators.
IAST is considered the standard way to transliterate Indian scripts to Roman script, and unlike Lekhini, it uses accents.
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Vowel | Lekhini Transliteration | IPA pronunciation | IAST Transliteration |
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అ | a | /a/ | a |
ఆ | aa | /ɑaː/ | ā |
ఇ | e | /ɪ/ | i |
ఈ | ee | /iː/ | ī |
ఉ | u | /u/ | u |
ఊ | uu | /uː/ | ū |
ఋ | ru | /ru/ | r̥ |
ౠ | rruu | /ruː/ | r̥̄ |
ఌ | lu | /lu/ | l̥ |
ౡ | Lu | /luː/ | l̥̄ |
ఎ | ai | /e/ | e |
ఏ | aai | /eː/ | ē |
ఐ | i | /ai/ | ai |
ఒ | o | /o/ | o |
ఓ | Oo | /oː/ | ō |
ఔ | ow | /au/ | au |
అం | um | /oː/ | aṃ |
అః | aha- | /aha/ | aḥ |
The macron(the line over the vowels for IAST transliteration) represents a long vowel. This means it is held for twice as long as a short vowel.
The circles under the characters r and l indicate that they are vowels, rather than consonants. However, other than ఋ/r̥, these are not used anymore in Modern Telugu
The dots underneath m and h indicate that they are being used as the accent marks anusvāra(ం) and visarga(ః) respectively.
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Consonant | Lekhini Transliteration | IPA pronunciation | IAST Transliteration |
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క | ka | /ka/ | ka |
ఖ | Ka, kha | /kʰa/ | kha |
గ | ga | /ɡa/ | ga |
ఘ | Ga, gha | /ɡʱa/ | gha |
ఙ | ~ma | /ŋa/ | ṅa |
చ | ca,cha | /t͡ʃa/ | ca |
ఛ | Ca, Cha | /t͡ʃʰa/ | cha |
జ | ja | /d͡ʒa/ | ja |
ఝ | Ja | /d͡ʒʱa/ | jha |
ఞ | ~na | /ɲa/ | ñ |
ట | Ta | /ʈa/ | ṭa |
ఠ | Tha | /ʈʰa/ | ṭha |
డ | Da | /ɖa/ | ḍa |
ఢ | Dha | /ɖʱa/ | ḍha |
ణ | Na | /ɳa/ | ṇa |
త | ta | /ta/ | ta |
థ | tha | /tʰa/ | tha |
ద | da | /da/ | da |
ధ | dha | /dʱa/ | dha |
న | na | /na/ | na |
ప | pa | /pa/ | pa |
ఫ | Pa, pha, fa | /pʰa/ | pha |
బ | ba | /ba/ | ba |
భ | Ba, bha | /bʱa/ | bha |
మ | ma | /ma/ | ma |
య | ya | /ja/ | ya |
ర | ra | /ɾa/ | ra |
ల | la | /la/ | la |
వ | va, wa | /ʋa/ | va |
ళ | La, lha | /ɭa/ | ḷa |
శ | Sa | /ʃa/ | śa |
ష | sha | /ʂa/ | ṣa |
స | sa | /sa/ | sa |
హ | ha | /ha/ | ha |
ఱ | ~ra | /ra/ | ṟa |
The dots below consonants indicate a retroflex consonant(with the tongue curled back into the mouth)
The accents on the various n sounds denote various points of pronunciation.
Bandi Raa is no longer used in modern Telugu.