{iR.}
ऋ - yRi1-041b3-2.htm
Can we represent this vowel as
{yRi.} ? SED-vow-skt-indx.htm
from: Online Sanskrit Dictionary , February 12, 2003 . http://sanskritdocuments.org/dict/dictall.pdf 090907
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SED-vow-skt-indx.htm
The highly rhotic vowel
{iR.}
ऋ - yRi1-041b3-2.htm
Can we represent this vowel as
{yRi.} ?
There are two Skt vowels that are of interest: ऋ (rhotic) and ऌ (lateral). Though ऋ (rhotic) is found in abundance, lateral vowel ऌ (lateral) is rarely found in Classical Sanskrit. However, we find many laterals in Pal-Myan and Bur-Myan. This fact has led me to suggest that Vedic (aka Vedic Sanskrit) is not an IE (Indo-European) but a Tib-Bur (Tibeto-Burman) language. -- I am waiting for comments from my peers. UKT110320, 120101.
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{iR} ॠ ṝ [also similar to
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{éR}] - repha (Sankrit-rhotic) sounds are not present in Burmese.
The most important point to remember is that ऋ is a vowel - a vowel-letter to be exact. Skt ऋ is sometimes referred to as vocalic R. See R-coloured-vowel or repha in my notes. As a personal note I must add that I've come to the conjecture that: the Buddha himself had used a Tib-Bur pronunciation because his audience had been Tib-Bur speakers who spoke with a non-rhotic thibilant accent similar to the present day mainland Burmese-Myanmar. - UKT 100525.
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