Help:IPA/Malay

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Malay (Malaysian and Indonesian) pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Malay phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Malay.

Consonants
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
bbola[1]beau
ddari[1]do
jarijob
ffikir, visa[2]festival
ɡgalah[3]gain
hhabis, tokohhat
jyakin, kayayes
kkalah[1][3]sky
llamalean
mmakanmoon
nnakalnote
ŋngaraifeeling
ɲnyamancanyon
ppola[1]spy
rraja, dari, pasarSpanish río[4]
ssayasix
ʃsyak[2]shoe
ttari[1]sty
cariitchy
vvisa[2]vision
wwaktu, Jawawe
xkhas[2]Scottish loch
zzaman[2]zero
ʔbapak, rakyat[1][3]uh-oh
Vowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
aajar, buka[5][6]father
eserong, kare, pilih, yakin, kirim[7]clay[8]
ɛpek, teh, bebek[9]festival
ibila, inisee
ɪkirim[9]bin
oroda, toko, tujuh, rumput[7]sole[10]
ɔpohon[9]off
uupah, barumoon
ʊrumput[9]foot
əgelak, buka[5]taken, about


Diphthongs
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
au, [11]kalau[7]how
ai, [11]capai[7]bye
ei, [11]murbeisurvey (uncommon)
oi, [11]sepoiboy (uncommon)
ui, [11]fengsuiBritish ruin (uncommon)


Other symbols
IPAExplanation
ˈPrimary stress
Placed before the stressed syllable[12]

Notes

See also