12 Sep
2013
12 Sep
'13
8:12 p.m.
Actually, when a short a (as in ah) is followed by a y sound, a long I automatically occurs. (Just say ja-ya not too slow.) --Dan On 2013-09-12, at 11:03 AM, Allan Wechsler wrote:
The syllabification is Vi-ja-ya-ra-gha-van, so there isn't much diphthong (long I) effect.