Vowel Pronunciation in Asian Languages
A – “ahh”
E – “ehh”
U – “ooh”
I – “ee”
O – “ohh”
Common Pronunciations
Amitabha (A-MEE-tah-bah)
Amida (A-MEE-dah)
Avalokiteshvara (Avah-lo-kee-TESH-varah)
bodhisattva (bo-dee-SAHT-vah)
Bhagavad Gita (Bhah-gah-vahd GEET-tah)
Buddha (BOO-dah)
darshan (DAR-shahn)
Devi (DAY-vee)
Durga (DUR-gah)
Ganga (Gahn-gah)
Ganesha (Gah-NESH-ah)
Garuda (GAH-roo-dah)
Genji (GEHN-jee)
Guanyin (GWAN-yen)
Jataka (JAH-tah-kah)
Krishna (KREESH-nah)
Mahabharata (MAH-hah-bar-AH-tah)
Maitreya (MY-tray-ah)
maya (MY-ah)
mingqui (MEENG-chi)
moksha (MOK-shah)
Nataraja (NAH-tah-RAH-ja)
nirvana (NEER-vah-nah)
prana (PRAH-nah)
puja (POOH-jah)
Rama (RAH-mah)
Ramayana (RAH-mah-YAH-nah)
Sarasvati (Sah-RAHS-vah-tee)
Shiva (SHE-vah)
Siddhartha Gautama (Sid-DAR-thah Gow-TAH-mah)
stupa (STOO-pah)
Upanishads (Oo-PAHN-ee-shahds)
urna (OOR-nah)
ushnisha (oosh-NEE-shah)
Vedas (VAY-dahs)
Vishnu (VISH-noo)