01-13-2006, 06:18 AM
If the avestan "ry" as pronounced in "airya" is similar to marAthI second 'l' ("L" in ITRANS), then the correspondence is justified. Note that marAThI "L" sound is very much like a rolled "rr" sound.
As I already mentioned, rigveda uses this "L" whenever the term "iLA" is present.
As I already mentioned, rigveda uses this "L" whenever the term "iLA" is present.
