tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331901.post115505166581398585..comments2023-10-29T18:37:26.020+05:30Comments on srican: On Celestial PachydermsSrikanthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12537754576532835576noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331901.post-1158583945604906812006-09-18T18:22:00.000+05:302006-09-18T18:22:00.000+05:30Manjunatha,It's written చ but sometimes (not sure ...Manjunatha,<BR/>It's written చ but sometimes (not sure when) pronounced త్స.<BR/><BR/>"...'tsa' and 'dza' are used to denote special sounds not normally found in the official Telugu. These sounds nevertheless are used in spoken language....'tsa' and 'dza' follow closely the more familiar sounds as in 'caapa/tsaapa,' 'jalleDa/dzalleDa.'" [<A HREF="http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/language/Srikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537754576532835576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331901.post-1158572380467023172006-09-18T15:09:00.000+05:302006-09-18T15:09:00.000+05:30How "tsa" is pronounced there? Do both 'ta' and 's...How "tsa" is pronounced there? Do both 'ta' and 'sa' have equal stress? There are many words in Tulu with both 'ta' and 'sa' beginnings.<BR/><BR/>eg.<BR/>head = tare, sare<BR/>spider = tAlye, sAlye<BR/>to correct = tirdu, sirdu<BR/>leaves = tappu, soppu<BR/><BR/>I wonder if these words had 'tsa' beginnings and retained one of the sounds.Manju Edangamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474338169829802934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331901.post-1158242663564980042006-09-14T19:34:00.000+05:302006-09-14T19:34:00.000+05:30ok thanks. Yeah I can understand, even in tamil it...ok thanks. <BR/>Yeah I can understand, even in tamil it can pronounced as 'cha' (chakkaram) and 'sa' (saalai)Vijayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10915947779564094387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331901.post-1158125004848386782006-09-13T10:53:00.000+05:302006-09-13T10:53:00.000+05:30Vijayanand,Good question!I am not too sure when on...Vijayanand,<BR/><BR/>Good question!<BR/><BR/>I am not too sure when one should use "cha" and when "tsa" in Telugu or if they are interchangeable. The same character is used for writing both the sounds.<BR/><BR/>CP Brown's dictionary mentions both forms of the word (tsakkani as well as chakkani). [<A HREF="http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/romadict.pl?query=cakkana&display=simple&table=brown" REL=Srikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537754576532835576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331901.post-1158006452478945772006-09-12T01:57:00.000+05:302006-09-12T01:57:00.000+05:30I have a small question regarding the krithi "Chak...I have a small question regarding the krithi "Chakkani raja..".<BR/><BR/>In most of the sources it is listed/pronounced as "chakkani". But I also heard from a reliable source that it is "Thsakkani" and not "Chakkani". Is the latter more correct or something?Vijayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10915947779564094387noreply@blogger.com