On 12/4/05, Indrajit Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Cheer up; the Greeks weren't/aren't much good at handling 'h' either; cf.
> Sindhu=Hindu=Indus.
>
> Bonobashi =
> bon -> Forest
> basha -> To reside, dwell, and so on.
I believe that this pronounciation of 'basha' is because of the
Bengali lack of distinction between the 'v' and the 'b'. In the
original Sanskrit, it is 'vasha' or 'vashi', I think.
Thaths
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