Contents
Introduction: Exercise
Introduction to Pāḷi
The Pāḷi Alphabet
Serves as Table of Contents for Individual Letters; letters are links. This section is not complete and will be subject to continuous revision.
a ā i ī u ū e o k kh g gh c ch j jh ñ ṭ ṭh ḍ t th d dh n p ph b bh m y r l ḷ v s h
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Place of articulation (ṭhāna) |
Manner of articulation (payatana) |
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Consonants (vyañjana) |
Vowels (sara) |
Pure Nasal (niggahīta) (nasal only, i.e. no release in the mouth, avivaṭena mukhena) |
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Stops (phuṭṭha or vagga) |
Semi-vowel (īsaka phuṭṭha) (voiced) |
Sibilant (sakāra) (voiceless) |
Short (rassa) |
Long (dīgha) |
Compound (asamāna) |
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voiceless (aghosa) non-aspirate (sithila) |
voiceless aspirate (dhanita) |
voiced (ghosavant) non-aspirate |
voiced aspirate |
voiced nasal (nāsika) |
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Gutturals (kaṇṭhaja) |
k |
kh |
J |
e
o |
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Palatals (tāluja) |
j |
jh |
Y |
y |
i |
I |
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Cerebrals (muddhaja) |
N |
r/L |
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Dentals (dantaja) |
n |
l |
s |
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Labials (oṭṭhaja) |
v |
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