But when thus is followed (without an intervening vowel) by a consonant of the same line, the nasal form is changed into ం Thus in the word Kinda (under) we do not write కిన్ద Kinad but కింద. Thus in the word pamputa, to send, they do not write the p under the m but changing m into ం they write పంపుట.
In the Devanagari alphabet, as exhibited in Wilson's Sanscrit dictionary, the proper nasal is retained: but in Telugu this is not so easily intelligible: and therefore the ం (sunna or anuswaram) is substituted. Thus alancaram ornament, is written అలంకారం.
On Spelling.
The short vowel ă is used as exhibited in the alphabet. The other vowels are written and pronounced as follows.
ఆ Broad ā as in card, or in అంధ్ర Andhra the Sanscrit name for the Telugu language. The 2nd form is ా called దీఘర్ం dĭrgham. Thus.
కా, కా, (
Telugu characters) cā ఖా khā గా gā ఘా ghā
చా chā ఛా chhā జా jā ఝా jhā (జా is often written జౌ)
(Telugu characters) or టా tā or (Telugu characters) tā ఠా thā డా dā ఢా dhā ణా nā or ణౕ nā
తా tā థా thā దా dā ధా dhā నా nā
పా pā ఫా phā బా bā భా bhā మా mā
యా yā రా rā లా lā ళా lā వా vā
శా sā షా shā సా sā హా hā క్షా xā
On the Vowel I.
ఇ ǐ short i as in king, ి as కి ki. This vowel in its second shape is named (as already mentioned) గుడి gudi i. e. a turn.
