Gurmukhi Lagaan (vowels)

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"a" - mukta - lagu (short) - ਅ + ਸ = ਅਸ /as/ = us

ਾ

"aa" - kanna - dheeragh (long) - ਆ + ਇ = ਆਇ = eye

ਿ

"i" - sihaaree - lagu (short) - like the "i" in 'hit' or 'sit' - ਹਿ + ਸ = ਹਿਸ = hiss

ੀ

"ee" - bihaaree - dheeragh (long) - like ee in seek - ਹੀ = he

ੁ

"u" - aunkar - lagu (short) - oo in book - ਹਾ + ਉ + ਸ = ਹਾਉਸ /haaus/ = house

ੂ

"oo" - dulainkar - dheeragh (long) - oo in boot - ਹੂ /hoo/ = who

ੇ

"ae" - laav/laan - dheeragh (long) - like "a" in 'wane' 'mane' - like ayeeee - ਏ + ਸ = ਏਸ = ace - ਹੇ = hey

ੈ

"ai" - dulaav - dheeragh (long) - like "ha" in 'have' or a in matter - try like opening mouth larger - ਐ + ਸੇ = ਐਸੇ = assay - ਹੈ (hai) means is

ੋ or ਓ

"o" - hora - dheeragh (long) - like the "o" in 'so' 'those' - ਹੋ = hoe - When horha is used with ੳ the upper semi-circle is left open to denote horha matra. In all other cases horha is written as in ਹੋ.

ੌ

"ao" - kanora - dheeragh (long) - pronounce 'a' and 'o' separately then combine - like "ao" in 'now' ‘ow' (like ouch)’ - ਸੌ + ਸ = ਸੌਸ = sauce