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osthya

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

a labial consonant

India

Equivalents

हिन्दीओष्ठ्य

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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