[Buddha-l] Brahma & Abraham

[Piya Tan]

Dan,

Is the "v" pronounced with pursed lips (as in English) or as a soft labial
(as "w" as most Indians do)?

Piya
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 12:26 AM, Dan Lusthaus <vasubandhu at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Due to Hebrew sandhi rules (yes, Hebrew also has sandhi rules) the second
> letter of the Hebrew alphabet, bet (b sound) is pronounced like a "v"
> instead of a "b" when not the strong initial of a syllable, so the actual
> Hebrew pronunciation of the patriarch's name is avraham -- not abraham.
> (av-ra-ham)
>
> So much for false cognates. You are not the first person to want to tie
> them
> together.
>
> Dan
>
>
> > but does anyone know if there are (possible) links
> > between Brahma and Abraham?
>
>
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