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{{outdent|ব {{=}} « b » when initial, intervocal and final, « w » when post-consonantal.

{{outdent|শ, ষ, স {{=}} respectively « ś, ṣ, s ».}}

{{outdent|হ {{=}} « h ».}}

{{outdent|য় {{=}} « y », য or য়, subscript or post-consonantal ({{=}} ্য) is transcribed « y ». য় has in some cases been ignored, where it stands for the « w » glide. Glide য় has been occasionally transcribed as « ẏ » and also as « ẇ » (see text, pp. 338-342). The group ওয় has generally been transcribed as « w », (or « ẇ » to indicate its character as a glide sound).}}

{{outdent|ক্ষ {{=}} « kṣ » ; জ্ঞ {{=}} « jñ ».}}

{{c|{{sc|Transliteration of Sanskrit.}}}}

{{outdent|On the lines for Bengali as above. Practically the Geneva System has been followed.}}

{{outdent|« ē, ō » have invariably been used for ए, ओ, to emphasise upon their long quantity ; and the long diphthongs ऐ, औ are written as « āi, āu ». Accents in Vedic has been denoted by « ´ » on the vowel bearing it : e.g., « á, í, ŗ´, ā́, ū́ ».}}

{{outdent|The « anusvāra » has been indicated by « ṅ » or by « ṁ » following the etymology.}}

{{outdent|ऋ {{=}} « ŗ » ; ॠ {{=}} « ṝ » (i.e., « ŗ&#772; ») ; ऌ {{=}} « ļ » ; ळ {{=}} « ḷ » ; ळ्&zwnj;ह {{=}} « ḷh ».}}

{{outdent|व has been denoted by « v » as usual, but in some cases, « w » has been employed, to emphasise upon the bilabial pronunciation.}}

{{outdent|For « ə », see under Phonetic Transcription below.}}

{{c|{{sc|Transliteration of Prakrit.}}}}

{{outdent|« ă, ĕ, ŏ » have been used to emphasise on their short quantity before double consonants. Disyllabic groups&mdash;« aï, aü ».}}

{{outdent|The « anusvāra » {{=}} « ṅ, ṁ ».}}

{{outdent|The « ya-śruti » has been denoted by « ẏ », and « ẇ » has been used for a similar « w » glide.}}

{{outdent|In some cases, spirant pronunciation has brrn indicated by « g, ɺ, ð, ħ ».}}

{{outdent|For « ə », see under Phonetic Transcription below.}}