Phonetic Key

i) Vowels				ii) Consonants
DM Script	Phonetic Equivalent	Sound as in		DM Script	Phonetic Equivalent	As in	DM Script	Phonetic Equivalent	Sound as in
अ	a	allow		क	k	cut	प	p	pun
आ	aa	art		ख	kh	khan	फ	ph	fun
इ	i	it		ग	g	gum	ब	b	but
ई	ee	eat		घ	gh	gharial	भ	bh	Bhat
उ	u	utopia		च	ch	chapathi	म	m	mud
ऊ	oo	loot		छ	cH	Chatrapathi	य	y	Yama
ऋ	Ri	ri(ru)shi		ज	j	jump	र	r	rasam
ए	e	egg /ate		झ	jh	jhaLakaNe	ल	l	lump
ऐ	ai	ice		ट	T	tar	ळ	L	ManjuLa
ओ	o	open		ठ	TH	pathan	व	v	Varalakshmi
औ	au	owl		ड	D	dacoit	श	sh	Shani Bhagavan
अं	*(asterisk)	umbalical		ढ	Dh	DhakaLaNe	ष	Sh	shark
अः	:	aha !		ण	N	phaNas	स	s	sum
~	The sign ~ next to a letter indcates half sound as in boDka~ बोडक॑ & chiraDe~ चिरड॑			त	th	thumb	ह	h	hut
				थ	thh	kathak	क्ष	kSh	akShay
				द	d	dahi	ज्ञ	gnya	gnya
				ध	dh	dharma
				न	n	nut