Sanskrit Pronunciation Key

a = “a” in “mica”
á = “a” in “father”
c = “ch” in “channel”
e = “e” in “cachet”
ae = “ai” in “kaiser”
i = “i” in “folio”
ii = somewhat prolonged i
o = “o” in open
ao = “au” in “sauerkraut”
ś = cerebral “s”, “sh” in “shall” or “ss” in “issue”
u = “u” in “lute”
ú = somewhat prolonged u
ṋ (preceded by vowel other than i or u) = nasalization of vowel
jiṋá = as gyá
iṋa = nasalized “ya”
uṋa = nasalized “wa”
ḿ   = pronounced like “ng”
y = at the beginning of a word it is pronounced as “j” as in “jump”, in the middle of the word it is pronounced as “y” as in “you.”
kś = aspirated version of “k” (expelling breadth)
t́  = cerebral “t” (tip of tongue touches center of palate)
ń = cerebral “n” (tip of tongue touches center of palate)
t = dental “t” (tip of tongue touches the upper teeth)
d = dental “d” (tip of tongue touches the upper teeth)