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Subject: ATTN Anon
Author: lala   (guest, 24.177.38.151)
Date: August 21, 2004 at 9:34:09 AM
Reply to: Re: May I? by Anon.
Excuse, I know many people with the name Devika, and a person with the name Sitara. The "t" most of the time in Sanskrit, translated to English, is prn. like a TH sound.
Devika is prn THEY-vee-kah. They "d" and "th" sounds are pretty much identical.

Once again, Sitara is prn. see-THAR-ah

Lala

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