INDOLOGY FAQ

Mon Feb 15 11:49:08 UTC 2010

On pronunciation, could someone please include 
Parvati (pArvatI)and Nagini (nAginI)--though it's 
probably too late for the remaining Harry Potter 
films! And Ravana (rAvaNa), whose name is 
regularly mangled in retellings of the Ramayana.

Thank you.

Valerie

At 11:22 am +0200 15/2/10, Klaus Karttunen wrote:
>Hi,
>This seems nice idea. Among common confusions, I 
>think, Budha/Buddha and s´astra/s´a¯stra should 
>be added.
>Best,
>
>Klaus Karttunen
>Professor of South Asian and Indoeuropean Studies
>Institute for Asian and African Studies
>PL 59 (Unioninkatu 38 B)
>00014 University of Helsinki, FINLAND
>Tel +358-(0)9-191 22674
>Fax +358-(0)9-191 22094
>Klaus.Karttunen at helsinki.fi
>
>
>
>On Feb 14, 2010, at 11:34 AM, Dominik Wujastyk wrote:
>
>>  "Common misconceptions and misnomers"
>>
>>  After a chat with my colleague Thomas Kintaert yesterday, I've added a
>>  section to the FAQ with the above title.  The current subsections are:
>>
>>
>>    - 1 Wrong 
>>translations<http://faq.indology.info/index.php/Common_misconceptions_and_misnomers#Wrong_translations>
>>       - 1.1 
>>a¯rtava<http://faq.indology.info/index.php/Common_misconceptions_and_misnomers#.C4.81rtava>
>>    - 2 False 
>>friends<http://faq.indology.info/index.php/Common_misconceptions_and_misnomers#False_friends>
>>    - 3 Common 
>>errors<http://faq.indology.info/index.php/Common_misconceptions_and_misnomers#Common_errors>
>>       - 3.1 How to pronounce Maha¯bha¯rata and
>> 
>>Ra¯ma¯yana<http://faq.indology.info/index.php/Common_misconceptions_and_misnomers#How_to_pronounce_Mah.C4.81bh.C4.81rata_and_R.C4.81m.C4.81yana>
>>    - 4 Common 
>>confusions<http://faq.indology.info/index.php/Common_misconceptions_and_misnomers#Common_confusions>
>>       - 4.1 Ka¯li¯ and
>> 
>>Kali<http://faq.indology.info/index.php/Common_misconceptions_and_misnomers#K.C4.81l.C4.AB_and_Kali>
>>       - 4.2 Karma and
>> 
>>Ka¯ma<http://faq.indology.info/index.php/Common_misconceptions_and_misnomers#Karma_and_K.C4.81ma>
>>
>>
>>  But you can put what text or headings you like there.
>>
>>  I thought this might encourage us to share our pet annoyances :-)
>>
>>  Dominik
>>