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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Telugu on Wikipedia.

It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Telugu in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first.

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Charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Telugu pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

Consonants
IPA	Telugu	ISO 15919	Examples	Approximate English equivalent
b	బ	b	బలం	abash
bʱ	భ	bh	భ‌ద్ర‌తా	clubhouse
d	ద	d	దాహం	do (dental), the (Th-stopping)
dʱ	ధ	dh	ధర	redhead (dental), that (Th-stopping)
ɖ	డ	ḍ	డబ్బు	guard
ɖʱ	ఢ	ḍh	ఢీకొను	American birdhouse
dʒ	జ	j	జగత్తు	jest
dʒʱ	ఝ	jh	ఝళిపించు	hedgehog
dz~z	ౙ	z	ౙత	beds
j	య	y	యథార్థం	yak
ɡ	గ	g	గోధుమ	agate
ɡʱ	ఘ	gh	ఘాటు	loghouse
ɦ	హ	h	హరితం	ahead
k	క	k	కబురు	scan
kʰ	ఖ	kh	ఖరారు	can
l	ల	l	లబ్ధి	leaf
ɭ	ళ	ḷ	మళ్ళీ	Southern US: parlor
m	మ	m	మనస్సు	much
n	న	n	నైరుతి	not
ɳ	ణ	ṇ	గణితం	Southern US: internet
ɲ	ఞ	ñ	జ్ఞానం (combination of జ and ఞ)	canyon
ŋ	ఙ	ṅ	వాఙ్మయం	wing
p	ప	p	పోరాటం	span
pʰ	ఫ	ph	ఫలితము	pin
ɾ	ర	r	రక్తం	North American: atom
r	ఱ	ṟ	ఎఱుగు	Scottish: curd
ɽʱ	ఢ	ṛh	ధృఢమైన	North American: larder
s	స	s	సజావు	save
s	శ	ś	శరీరం	save
ʃ	ష	ṣ	పరిషత్	mosh
t	త	t	తరువాత	at (dental), think (Th-stopping)
tʰ	థ	th	కథనం	tip (dental), thought (Th-stopping)
ʈ	ట	ṭ	బాట	art
ʈʰ	ఠ	ṭh	ఠీవి	Southern US: carts
tʃ	చ	c	చనువు	catch
tʃʰ	ఛ	ch	ఛాయ	choose
ts	ౘ	ĉ	ౘట్టి	bets
ʋ	వ	v	వరి	Vine in Indian English
ɻ	ఴ	ḻ	తమిఴ్	right

Vowels
IPA	Telugu	ISO 15919	Example	English approximation
a	అ, మ	a	అమ్మ	nut
aː	ఆ, మా	ā	ఆశీర్వాదం	bra
i	ఇ, మి	i	ఇప్పుడు	dill
iː	ఈ, మీ	ī	ఈనాడు	feet
u	ఉ, ము	u	ఉమ్మడి	look
uː	ఊ, మూ	ū	ఊరు	loot
e	ఎ, మె	e	ఎగుమతి	yell
eː	ఏ, మే	ē	ఏలు	Yale
aɪ̯	ఐ, మై	ai	ఐక్యత	kite
o	ఒ, మొ	o	ఒప్పందం	erode
oː	ఓ, మో	ō	ఓపిక	old
aʊ̯	ఔ, మౌ	au	ఔషధం	house
r̩	ఋ, మృ	r̥	ఋతువు	rest
l̩	ఌ, కౢ	l̥	కౢప్తము	Ankle

Other symbols
IPA	Telugu	ISO 15919	Example	English approximation
h	ః	aḥ	అంతఃకరణ	head

Suprasegmentals
IPA	Notes
ˈ◌	stress (placed before stressed syllable)
◌ː	doubled consonant (placed after doubled consonant)

Notes

^ The alveolar trill usually occurs word-initially although it may be replaced by an alveolar tap , especially medially and finally.
^ Absent in modern Telugu.
^ "Telugu alphabet, pronunciation and language". www.omniglot.com. Omniglot.

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