An educational reference for students, linguistic learners, and translators detailing all Devanagari vowels, consonants, matra combinations, and phonetic English transliteration rules.
Open Hindi Typing ToolDevanagari vowels can stand alone as independent syllables at the beginning of words, or combine with consonants in the form of vowel signs (Matras).
When a vowel sounds after a consonant, it attaches as a Matra. The vowel 'अ' (inherent schwa) has no visible mark.
The Barakhadi depicts all 12 combinations of each consonant with the vowels. Below is the reference table for primary consonant families:
| Root | +अ (a) | +आ (aa) | +इ (i) | +ई (ee) | +उ (u) | +ऊ (oo) | +ए (e) | +ऐ (ai) | +ओ (o) | +औ (au) | +अं (am) | +अः (ah) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K (क्) | क (ka) | का (kaa) | कि (ki) | की (kee) | कु (ku) | कू (koo) | के (ke) | कै (kai) | को (ko) | कौ (kau) | कं (kam) | कः (kah) |
| Kh (ख्) | ख (kha) | खा (khaa) | खि (khi) | खी (khee) | खु (khu) | खू (khoo) | खे (khe) | खै (khai) | खो (kho) | खौ (khau) | खं (kham) | खः (khah) |
| G (ग्) | ग (ga) | गा (gaa) | गि (gi) | गी (gee) | गु (gu) | गू (goo) | गे (ge) | गै (gai) | गो (go) | गौ (gau) | गं (gam) | गः (gah) |
| Ch (च्) | च (cha) | चा (chaa) | चि (chi) | ची (chee) | चु (chu) | चू (choo) | चे (che) | चै (chai) | चो (cho) | चौ (chau) | चं (cham) | चः (chah) |
| T (त्) | त (ta) | ता (taa) | ति (ti) | ती (tee) | तु (tu) | तू (too) | ते (te) | तै (tai) | तो (to) | तौ (tau) | तं (tam) | तः (tah) |
| P (प्) | प (pa) | पा (paa) | पि (pi) | पी (pee) | पु (pu) | पू (poo) | पे (pe) | पै (pai) | पो (po) | पौ (pau) | पं (pam) | पः (pah) |
| M (म्) | म (ma) | मा (maa) | मि (mi) | मी (mee) | मु (mu) | मू (moo) | मे (me) | मै (mai) | मो (mo) | मौ (mau) | मं (mam) | मः (mah) |
"kripa" produces "कृपा", and typing "namaste" produces "नमस्ते".