SV: Disappearance of 'a' in compounds

From: Ole Holten Pind
Message: 1627
Date: 2005-12-27


  "aacariyantevaasika." This spelling is correct as Pali disallows long
vowels before any given consonant cluster.

"dosantara" is therefore correct too.

  However, "aacariya-antevaasika" is an incorrect spelling, whereas
"aacariya-ntevaasika" is correct.

Best wishes,

Ole Pind



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