Pronunciation
| 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.