--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 15, 2005, at 8:49 AM, cardemaister wrote: > > > a + u = o (guNa grade; e.g. 'soma') > > It was always my impression that "om" was merely an artifact of early > sandhi and transliteration schemes of the early British Raj translation > period.
Who knows, perhaps it is... Anyways, this a bit tricky because most native speakers of English might pronounce /au/ like it should be pronounced in, say, 'launch', although actually it's closer to /ow/ in 'down'. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
