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8 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​Ki 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.

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, cā ఖా khā గా gā ఘా ghā

చా chā ఛా chhā జా jā ఝా jhā (జా is often written జౌ)

or టా tā or 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

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.