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Meaning of osthya | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

a labial consonant

India

Equivalents

हिन्दी ओष्ठ्य

Examples

“In the RPr. ... it is true that v is included in a class characterized only as oṣṭhya, but this refers only to sthāna.”
“The KV then points out that the rule not only applies in connection with osthya sounds, but also in connection with the dantoṣṭhya 'labio-dental' sound v.”
“and hence in spite of its labio-dentality, it came to be listed as an oṣṭhya sound.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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