[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899) › c3.s3 # The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c3.s3: VI.—Transposition of Letters The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c3.s3 - **Language:** English ### VI.—Transposition of Letters ### [c3.s3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c3.s3.1) Sometimes letters are transposed, as Dehalī, Delhi; Bārāṇasī, Benares; Tāmra, Tāmor; (Mahārāṣṭra =) Māhrāṭṭā, Mārhaṭṭā; Mātaṅga-liṅga, Maltaṅga. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c3.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c3.s3) · Pramāṇa