Nepali Barakhari Chart (नेपाली बाराखरी)

Nepali Barakhari (बाराखरी) is the complete syllable chart of the Nepali language. It shows every combination of the 33 Nepali consonants (व्यञ्जन) with all 12 vowel forms (स्वर / मात्राहरू). Each cell in the chart is a standalone Nepali syllable — the fundamental building block of Nepali words. Mastering the Barakhari is an essential step in learning to read and write Nepali fluently.

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Nepali Barakhari Chart (बाराखरी चार्ट)

Each cell shows the Nepali syllable formed by combining the consonant in the first column with the vowel in the column header.

Consonant अ
(a)
आ
(ā)
इ
(i)
ई
(ī)
उ
(u)
ऊ
(ū)
ए
(e)
ऐ
(ai)
ओ
(o)
औ
(au)
अं
(aṃ)
अः
(aḥ)
क (ka)ककाकिकीकुकूकेकैकोकौकंकः
ख (kha)खखाखिखीखुखूखेखैखोखौखंखः
ग (ga)गगागिगीगुगूगेगैगोगौगंगः
घ (gha)घघाघिघीघुघूघेघैघोघौघंघः
ङ (ṅa)ङङाङिङीङुङूङेङैङोङौङंङः
च (ca)चचाचिचीचुचूचेचैचोचौचंचः
छ (cha)छछाछिछीछुछूछेछैछोछौछंछः
ज (ja)जजाजिजीजुजूजेजैजोजौजंजः
झ (jha)झझाझिझीझुझूझेझैझोझौझंझः
ञ (ña)ञञाञिञीञुञूञेञैञोञौञंञः
ट (ṭa)टटाटिटीटुटूटेटैटोटौटंटः
ठ (ṭha)ठठाठिठीठुठूठेठैठोठौठंठः
ड (ḍa)डडाडिडीडुडूडेडैडोडौडंडः
ढ (ḍha)ढढाढिढीढुढूढेढैढोढौढंढः
ण (ṇa)णणाणिणीणुणूणेणैणोणौणंणः
त (ta)ततातितीतुतूतेतैतोतौतंतः
थ (tha)थथाथिथीथुथूथेथैथोथौथंथः
द (da)ददादिदीदुदूदेदैदोदौदंदः
ध (dha)धधाधिधीधुधूधेधैधोधौधंधः
न (na)ननानिनीनुनूनेनैनोनौनंनः
प (pa)पपापिपीपुपूपेपैपोपौपंपः
फ (pha)फफाफिफीफुफूफेफैफोफौफंफः
ब (ba)बबाबिबीबुबूबेबैबोबौबंबः
भ (bha)भभाभिभीभुभूभेभैभोभौभंभः
म (ma)ममामिमीमुमूमेमैमोमौमंमः
य (ya)ययायियीयुयूयेयैयोयौयंयः
र (ra)ररारिरीरुरूरेरैरोरौरंरः
ल (la)ललालिलीलुलूलेलैलोलौलंलः
व (va)ववाविवीवुवूवेवैवोवौवंवः
श (śa)शशाशिशीशुशूशेशैशोशौशंशः
ष (ṣa)षषाषिषीषुषूषेषैषोषौषंषः
स (sa)ससासिसीसुसूसेसैसोसौसंसः
ह (ha)हहाहिहीहुहूहेहैहोहौहंहः
क्ष (ksha)क्षक्षाक्षिक्षीक्षुक्षूक्षेक्षैक्षोक्षौक्षंक्षः
त्र (tra)त्रत्रात्रित्रीत्रुत्रूत्रेत्रैत्रोत्रौत्रंत्रः
ज्ञ (gnya)ज्ञज्ञाज्ञिज्ञीज्ञुज्ञूज्ञेज्ञैज्ञोज्ञौज्ञंज्ञः

Nepali Barakhari with Pronunciation

The Roman transliteration (pronunciation guide) is displayed below each Nepali syllable. Use this table to learn how each syllable is spoken.

Consonant अ
(a)
आ
(ā)
इ
(i)
ई
(ī)
उ
(u)
ऊ
(ū)
ए
(e)
ऐ
(ai)
ओ
(o)
औ
(au)
अं
(aṃ)
अः
(aḥ)
कkaकkaकाkāकिkiकीkīकुkuकूkūकेkeकैkaiकोkoकौkauकंkaṃकःkaḥ
खkhaखkhaखाkhāखिkhiखीkhīखुkhuखूkhūखेkheखैkhaiखोkhoखौkhauखंkhaṃखःkhaḥ
गgaगgaगाgāगिgiगीgīगुguगूgūगेgeगैgaiगोgoगौgauगंgaṃगःgaḥ
घghaघghaघाghāघिghiघीghīघुghuघूghūघेgheघैghaiघोghoघौghauघंghaṃघःghaḥ
ङṅaङṅaङाṅāङिṅiङीṅīङुṅuङूṅūङेṅeङैṅaiङोṅoङौṅauङंṅaṃङःṅaḥ
चcaचcaचाcāचिciचीcīचुcuचूcūचेceचैcaiचोcoचौcauचंcaṃचःcaḥ
छchaछchaछाchāछिchiछीchīछुchuछूchūछेcheछैchaiछोchoछौchauछंchaṃछःchaḥ
जjaजjaजाjāजिjiजीjīजुjuजूjūजेjeजैjaiजोjoजौjauजंjaṃजःjaḥ
झjhaझjhaझाjhāझिjhiझीjhīझुjhuझूjhūझेjheझैjhaiझोjhoझौjhauझंjhaṃझःjhaḥ
ञñaञñaञाñāञिñiञीñīञुñuञूñūञेñeञैñaiञोñoञौñauञंñaṃञःñaḥ
टṭaटṭaटाṭāटिṭiटीṭīटुṭuटूṭūटेṭeटैṭaiटोṭoटौṭauटंṭaṃटःṭaḥ
ठṭhaठṭhaठाṭhāठिṭhiठीṭhīठुṭhuठूṭhūठेṭheठैṭhaiठोṭhoठौṭhauठंṭhaṃठःṭhaḥ
डḍaडḍaडाḍāडिḍiडीḍīडुḍuडूḍūडेḍeडैḍaiडोḍoडौḍauडंḍaṃडःḍaḥ
ढḍhaढḍhaढाḍhāढिḍhiढीḍhīढुḍhuढूḍhūढेḍheढैḍhaiढोḍhoढौḍhauढंḍhaṃढःḍhaḥ
णṇaणṇaणाṇāणिṇiणीṇīणुṇuणूṇūणेṇeणैṇaiणोṇoणौṇauणंṇaṃणःṇaḥ
तtaतtaताtāतिtiतीtīतुtuतूtūतेteतैtaiतोtoतौtauतंtaṃतःtaḥ
थthaथthaथाthāथिthiथीthīथुthuथूthūथेtheथैthaiथोthoथौthauथंthaṃथःthaḥ
दdaदdaदाdāदिdiदीdīदुduदूdūदेdeदैdaiदोdoदौdauदंdaṃदःdaḥ
धdhaधdhaधाdhāधिdhiधीdhīधुdhuधूdhūधेdheधैdhaiधोdhoधौdhauधंdhaṃधःdhaḥ
नnaनnaनाnāनिniनीnīनुnuनूnūनेneनैnaiनोnoनौnauनंnaṃनःnaḥ
पpaपpaपाpāपिpiपीpīपुpuपूpūपेpeपैpaiपोpoपौpauपंpaṃपःpaḥ
फphaफphaफाphāफिphiफीphīफुphuफूphūफेpheफैphaiफोphoफौphauफंphaṃफःphaḥ
बbaबbaबाbāबिbiबीbīबुbuबूbūबेbeबैbaiबोboबौbauबंbaṃबःbaḥ
भbhaभbhaभाbhāभिbhiभीbhīभुbhuभूbhūभेbheभैbhaiभोbhoभौbhauभंbhaṃभःbhaḥ
मmaमmaमाmāमिmiमीmīमुmuमूmūमेmeमैmaiमोmoमौmauमंmaṃमःmaḥ
यyaयyaयाyāयिyiयीyīयुyuयूyūयेyeयैyaiयोyoयौyauयंyaṃयःyaḥ
रraरraराrāरिriरीrīरुruरूrūरेreरैraiरोroरौrauरंraṃरःraḥ
लlaलlaलाlāलिliलीlīलुluलूlūलेleलैlaiलोloलौlauलंlaṃलःlaḥ
वvaवvaवाvāविviवीvīवुvuवूvūवेveवैvaiवोvoवौvauवंvaṃवःvaḥ
शśaशśaशाśāशिśiशीśīशुśuशूśūशेśeशैśaiशोśoशौśauशंśaṃशःśaḥ
षṣaषṣaषाṣāषिṣiषीṣīषुṣuषूṣūषेṣeषैṣaiषोṣoषौṣauषंṣaṃषःṣaḥ
सsaसsaसाsāसिsiसीsīसुsuसूsūसेseसैsaiसोsoसौsauसंsaṃसःsaḥ
हhaहhaहाhāहिhiहीhīहुhuहूhūहेheहैhaiहोhoहौhauहंhaṃहःhaḥ
क्षkṣaक्षkṣaक्षाkṣāक्षिkṣiक्षीkṣīक्षुkṣuक्षूkṣūक्षेkṣeक्षैkṣaiक्षोkṣoक्षौkṣauक्षंkṣaṃक्षःkṣaḥ
त्रtraत्रtraत्राtrāत्रिtriत्रीtrīत्रुtruत्रूtrūत्रेtreत्रैtraiत्रोtroत्रौtrauत्रंtraṃत्रःtraḥ
ज्ञjñaज्ञjñaज्ञाjñāज्ञिjñiज्ञीjñīज्ञुjñuज्ञूjñūज्ञेjñeज्ञैjñaiज्ञोjñoज्ञौjñauज्ञंjñaṃज्ञःjñaḥ

How to Read the Barakhari

  • Find the consonant row in the first (pinned) column — e.g. क (ka).
  • Find the vowel column across the top — e.g. इ (i).
  • The cell at the intersection is the syllable — in this example कि (ki).
  • Each syllable in the pronunciation table shows the Nepali character on top and its Roman sound below.

For a full list of Nepali vowels, consonants, and numerals see the Nepali Alphabet page.

Also See ›Nepali Alphabet (वर्णमाला)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – Nepali Barakhari

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