I have been wondering if there are any phonetic studies of the different inherent pitches for various vowels and consonants. Is Sanskrit त intrinsically higher in pitch compared to थ द and ध?

Madhav Deshpande

Madhav M. Deshpande

Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]