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The
Consonants
The
hard retroflex consonants come next in sequence. These include:
All the symbols above are just like the soft
dentals that follow, except that they have dots beneath them. These indicate
that they are pronounced "hard".
The symbol 
is representative of the sound of the letter T in the English word TIME.
Kashmiri words that make use of this sound and
symbol include:
 = An
earthenware plate.
 =
An earthenware jar for storing grain, also, an earthen container usually
embedded in the wall adjacent to an open stove for heating water.
The consonant 
has no equivalent sound in English, but its sound is discernible as that of the
letters TH in the word THUG (as in Hindi). Its use in Kashmiri is
in words such as:
The consonant 
is pronounced as the letter D in the English word DID. In
Kashmiri, these are some of the words that use this sound:
 
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Vowels
