Prof. Dr. Nagarajaiah Hampana
While employing deśi, Sanskrit and Prakrit words, care is taken to use diacritic marks.
| c: | is pronounced as the equivalent of the 'ch' sound in English chuck. It is non-aspirate, and palatal. |
| ch: | is pronounced as above, but is aspirate and palatal. |
| ḍ (D): | cerebral, pronounced as the equivalent of' ’d' in dear. |
| ḷ (L): | is formed by curling back the tongue, forcibly striking the under part of it against the roof of the mouth. |
| ś (S): | palatal, pronounced as 'sh' |
| ṣ (sh): | retroflex, pronounced as 'sh' |
| In addition to employing early method of ā, ī, ū, ṭ, ḍ, ṇ, ḷ, another popular method of substituting it with capital letters is employed: | |
| ā, ī, ū, ṭ, ḍ, ṇ, ḷ: | A, I, U, T, D, N, L |
