IAST
Proper noun
Meaning
IAST
Initialism of International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration.
Anagrams
Examples
An alternate scheme devised by Frans Velthuis (see § Text in ASCII) allows for typing without diacritics using plain ASCII methods, but is arguably less readable than the standard IAST system, which uses diacritical marks.
Harvard-Kyoto Compared to IAST, Harvard-Kyoto looks much simpler.
IAST is the de facto standard used in printed publications, like books, magazines, and electronic texts with Unicode fonts.
It does not contain all the diacritic marks that IAST contains.
Structured consonants These consonants are shown here with their IAST transcriptions.
The system most commonly used today is the IAST ( International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration ), which has been the academic standard since 1888.