| a | has the sound of | u in but or murmur. | | - | 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 | | - | 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. | | + | 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.
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