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

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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	other^[3], the (Th-stopping)
dʱ	ध	dh	redhead (dental)
ɖ	ड	ḍ	American English bird
ɖʱ	ढ	ḍh	American English birdhouse
dʑ^[4]	ज	j	jazz
dʑʱ^[4]	झ	jh	hedgehog
ɡ	ग	g	again
ɡʱ	घ	gh	loghouse
ɦ	ह	h	have
j	य, ञ	y	yak
k	क	k	sky
kʰ	ख	kh	kettle (but more plosive)
l	ल	l	lot
ɭ̆^[5]	ळ	ḷ	Similar to bell (retroflex with tongue curled back)
m	म	m	might
n	न	n	not
ŋ	ङ	ṅ	sing
ɳ	ण	ṇ	American English under
ɲ	ञ	ñ	minion
p	प	p	spot
pʰ^[6]	फ	ph	pot (but more plosive)
ɾ	र	r	Scottish English borrow
ʃ	श	ś	ship
ʂ	ष	ṣ	American English worship
s^[7]	स	s	see
t	त	t	birth (dental), three (Th-stopping)
tʰ	थ	th	thought (Th-stopping)
ʈ	ट	ṭ	parts
ʈʰ	ठ	ṭh	anthill (but retroflex)
tɕ^[8]	च	c	catch
tɕʰ^[8]	छ	ch	beachhead
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 bout
ru	ऋ	ṛ	rule

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

Notes

^ ^a ^b In the letter series beginning with क, क = क् + अ; ka = k + a. Thus 'क' has the inherent vowel 'अ', giving 'क' without added vowel sign using diacritics (The halanta "्" is removed). But the IPA shown here has the consonant 'k' only & does not include the vowel 'a'.
^ /bʱ/ is pronounced either as [bʱ] or [v].
^ "Other definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b /dʑ/ and /dʑʱ/ phonetically may be either [dʑ] and [dʑʱ], [dz] and [dzʱ] or [dʒ] and [dʒʱ] depending on the variety and speaker.
^ /ɭ̆/ is pronounced either as [ɭ̆] or [ɭ].
^ /pʰ/ is pronounced either as [pʰ] or [f].
^ /s/ is pronounced either as [s] or [ɕ].
^ ^a ^b /tɕ/ and /tɕʰ/ phonetically may be either [tɕ] and [tɕʰ] or [ts] and [tsʰ], [tʃ] and [tʃʰ] depending on the variety and speaker.

Bibliography

Marathi language sounds
Bloch, J (1970). Formation of the Marathi Language. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-2322-8.
Dhongde, Ramesh Vaman; Wali, Kashi (2009). Marathi. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co. ISBN 978-90-272-38139.
A Survey of Marathi Dialects. VIII. Gāwḍi, A. M. Ghatage & P. P. Karapurkar. The State Board for Literature and Culture, Bombay. 1972.

[inherentv-1] In the letter series beginning with क, क = क् + अ; ka = k + a. Thus 'क' has the inherent vowel 'अ', giving 'क' without added vowel sign using diacritics (The halanta "्" is removed). But the IPA shown here has the consonant 'k' only & does not include the vowel 'a'.

[Voiced_labiodental_fricative-2] /bʱ/ is pronounced either as [bʱ] or [v].

[Collins_English_Dictionary_2018-3] "Other definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

[Voiced_alveolo-palatal_affricate-4] /dʑ/ and /dʑʱ/ phonetically may be either [dʑ] and [dʑʱ], [dz] and [dzʱ] or [dʒ] and [dʒʱ] depending on the variety and speaker.

[Voiced_retroflex_lateral_flap-5] /ɭ̆/ is pronounced either as [ɭ̆] or [ɭ].

[Voiceless_labiodental_fricative-6] /pʰ/ is pronounced either as [pʰ] or [f].

[Voiceless_alveolo-palatal_fricative-7] /s/ is pronounced either as [s] or [ɕ].

[Voiceless_alveolar_affricate-8] /tɕ/ and /tɕʰ/ phonetically may be either [tɕ] and [tɕʰ] or [ts] and [tsʰ], [tʃ] and [tʃʰ] depending on the variety and speaker.

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