2009/6/9 Bernard Massot <bmas...@free.fr>: > Ankit Patel wrote: >> 1. in LC_MONETARY currency_symbol should be actually "૱" It's neither "રૂ" >> nor "રુ". As per the unicode chart. > That's what's written in Unicode chart but I'm not sure anyone uses it > in everyday life. Can anyone actually living in Gujarat right now > confirm that? I wonder how many Gujaratis would understand what the > circle is. > >> 2. in LC_TIME the abday for Thursday should be "ગુરુ" and day should be >> "ગુરુવાર" only. I just checked the spelling once again on the >> Gujartilexicon, wikipedia, Gujarati Akshar Prakashan dictionary by A J >> Patel, as well as Alpha Dictionary. > I got influenced by the calendar I see everyday at home, which uses the > "ગુરૂ" spelling (like most calendars?). It seems a lot of Gujaratis like > writing "રૂ" all the time, whatever the academic spelling. However "ગુરુ" > is what's given in dictionnaries so it must be the right spelling and > should be used. >
the problem of Guru (how to write it correctly) is not only for Gujrati but also for other indic languages... if time permits i would like to write a small essay as to what is what.. i have seen both usages of गुरु and गुरू in multiple places... so till i find time to investigate further and put things in perpsectve at-least i am going to enjoy this conversation :-) it is really upto you how much bandwidth you want to use for it :-) -- "The problem of Rupee" was the thesis that B.R. Amdebkar before being labelled Doctor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ IndLinux-group mailing list IndLinux-group@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/indlinux-group
