[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c4.s1 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c4.s1: Vowels A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c4.s1 - **Language:** English ### Vowels ### [c4.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s1.1) | SHORT. | | LONG. | | a as in America. | | ā as in last. | | i ,, pin. | | ī ,, police. | | u ,, put. | | ū ,, rule. | | ri ,, rill. | | rī ,, chagrin. | ### [c4.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s1.2) The vowel \*lri\* will not be met with. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s1) · Pramāṇa