The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Marathi pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-mr}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
See Marathi phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Marathi.
| Consonants |
| IPA[1] |
Marathi[1] |
IAST |
English Approximation |
| b |
ब |
b |
abash |
| bʱ[2] |
भ |
bh |
clubhouse |
| d |
द |
d |
deal (dental), the (Th-stopping) |
| dʱ |
ध |
dh |
redhead |
| ɖ |
ड |
ḍ |
American English bird |
| ɖʱ |
ढ |
ḍh |
American English birdhouse |
| dʑ[3] |
ज |
j |
jazz |
| dʑʱ[3] |
झ |
jh |
hedgehog |
| ɡ |
ग |
g |
again |
| ɡʱ |
घ |
gh |
loghouse |
| ɦ |
ह |
h |
have |
| j |
य, ञ |
y |
yak |
| k |
क |
k |
scan |
| kʰ |
ख |
kh |
can |
| l |
ल |
l |
lot |
| ɭ̆[4] |
ळ |
ḷ |
Similar to bell |
| m |
म |
m |
might |
| n |
न |
n |
not |
| ŋ |
ङ |
ṅ |
sing |
| ɳ |
ण |
ṇ |
American English burn |
| ɲ |
ञ |
ñ |
minion |
| p |
प |
p |
spot |
| pʰ[5] |
फ |
ph |
pot |
| ɾ |
र |
r |
American atom |
| ʃ |
श |
ś |
ship |
| ʂ |
ष |
ṣ |
American English worship |
| s[6] |
स |
s |
see |
| t |
त |
t |
bit (dental), think (Th-stopping) |
| tʰ |
थ |
th |
table (dental), thought (Th-stopping) |
| ʈ |
ट |
ṭ |
parts |
| ʈʰ |
ठ |
ṭh |
partake |
| tɕ[7] |
च |
c |
catch |
| tɕʰ[7] |
छ |
ch |
beachead |
| ʋ |
व |
v |
Between wine and vine |
|
| Vowels |
| IPA |
Marathi |
IAST |
English Approximation |
| aː |
आ |
ā |
father |
| æ |
अॅ |
æ |
trap |
| ə |
अ |
a |
about |
| e |
ए |
e |
may |
| i |
इ |
i |
happy |
| iː |
ई |
ī |
keep |
| o |
ओ |
o |
sole |
| ɔ |
ऑ |
a |
not |
| u |
उ |
u |
look |
| uː |
ऊ |
ū |
boot |
| əi |
ऐ |
ai |
Similar to buy |
| əm |
अं |
am |
rhythm |
| əu |
औ |
au |
Similar to go |
| ru |
ऋ |
ṛ |
rule |
| Suprasegmentals |
| IPA |
|
| ˈ |
stress
(placed before stressed syllable) |
| ◌ː |
doubled consonant
(placed after consonant) |
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