now that we are on the pronunciation thread ... hell, it is somewhat on topic
(internationalization / localization and all) :)
Shridhar Daithankar rearranged electrons thusly:
> I thik that's the convention in south which differ quiet from almost rest of the
> country.
On the contrary - that's the convention in West Bengal ... and Sreangsu is
from somewhere in that region I think.
> One of my friend got in real trouble in keraLa when he pronounced 'Dandhapani'
> in hindee as 'dhandaapaanee'.. :-))
> (I hope I got both spellings correct..:-))
Dhandaa of Paani? A water dealer? :) Dandapani actually (a guy who wields a
staff / stick ....), contraction of "Dandaayudhapani" (one who wields a stick
like weapon, ie. a spear ... => Karthikeya / Murugan)
-s
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