Query on the term *mistri*

[Bh. Krishnamurti]

both s and t are dental in me:stri:. English 'master' becomes Telugu, Ka.
me:STa:ru. Bh.K.


At 12:01 27/02/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Is it mEstrI  or mE.s.trI  (ie. retroflex 's' and 't')  and if not, why
>not?
>
>
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