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a has the sound of u in but or murmur.

ā has the sound of a in bath or tar.

e has the sound of é in écarté or ai in maid.

i has the sound of i in bit, or (as a final letter) of y in sulky.

ī has the sound of ee in beet.

o has the sound of o in bore or bowl.

u has the sound of u in put or bull.

ū has the sound of oo in poor or boot

The plural of caste names and a few common Hindustāni words is formed by adding s in the English manner according to ordinary usage, though this is not, of course, the Hindustāni plural.

Note.—The rupee contains 16 annas, and an anna is of the same value as a penny. A pice is a quarter of an anna, or a farthing. Rs. 1–8 signifies one rupee and eight annas. A lakh is a hundred thousand, and a krore ten million.