Questions tagged [iast]
For questions about the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST)
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IAST transliteration of ड़ and ढ़ of Devanagari
What are the IAST symbols for
ड़ as in लड़का, पहाड़, जड़ etc
ढ़ as in पढ़ाई, बाढ़, पीढ़ी etc
I have glanced through the Wikipedia page for IAST but couldn't find desired content.
However IPA ...
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Transcription of Devanagari script
Indian languages have many similar sounds and Devanagari & IAST scripts uniquely distinguish these
For Example (not comprehensive) —
IAST (Devanagari)
t (त) and ṭ (ट)
th (थ) and ṭh (ठ)
d (द) and ...
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Why does IAST exist when IPA is there?
When IPA can incorporate most of the sounds with Roman like symbols. Why do we need IAST?
Why do we need yet another standard for representing Indic scripts/sounds? If non phone-city of Roman ...
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