Pronunciation
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
a has the sound of
u in but or murmur.
ā has the sound of
a in bath or tar.
e has the sound of
é in écarté or ai in maid.
i has the sound of
i in bit, or (as a final letter) of y in sulky.
ī has the sound of
ee in beet.
o has the sound of
o in bore or bowl.
u has the sound of
u in put or bull.
ū has the sound of
oo in poor or boot
The plural of caste names and a few common Hindustāni words is formed by adding s in the English manner according to ordinary usage, though this is not, of course, the Hindustāni plural.
Note.—The rupee contains 16 annas, and an anna is of the same value as a penny. A pice is a quarter of an anna, or a farthing. Rs. 1–8 signifies one rupee and eight annas. A lakh is a hundred thousand, and a krore ten million.