ABSTRACT

 1. New conjunct consonants

ग्ल

gl

as in

अग्लो

aglo

high

जं. द्ध

rj, ŋg

as in

दार्जीलिङ्ग

dārjīling

Darjeeling

द्ध

ddh

as in

बद्धिमान्

buddhimān

clever

ध्य

dhy

as in

अध्यापक

adhyāpak

lecturer

द्ध

phr

as in

फ्रान्म

phrāns

France

ल्क

lk

as in

कल्कत्ता

kalkattā

Calcutta

ष्ट्र

str

as in

राष्ट्रपति

răştrapati

president

ज्ञ

as in

ज्ञानी

jnānī

well behaved

The combination of ज and ञ (written ज ) is pronounced gy exactly the same as ग्य. In the word ज्ञानी the ā is pronounced like the a in Southern English hat.