The word "kashkar" is spelled with the phonetic symbols /ˈkæʃkər/. The first sound, /k/, represents an unvoiced velar stop, while the second sound, /æ/, represents a short vowel sound pronounced with the mouth open and the tongue low. The third sound, /ʃ/, represents a voiceless postalveolar fricative, while the fourth sound, /k/, represents the same sound as the first but at the end of the word. The final sound, /ər/, represents an unstressed "schwa" sound followed by the "r" sound.