[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.s3.4 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c4.s3.4 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c4.s3.4 - **Language:** English ### [c4.s3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s3.4) Of the pronunciation of the nasals it is only necessary to notice the anuswāra. This, with a sibilant, is a simple n, but before h it is like ng or the French n in \*bon\*; so the Sanskrit \*Sinha\*, in the modern derivative tongues, is written and pronounced Singh. - [Previous: c4.s3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s3.3) - [Next: c4.s3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s3.5) - [Up: c4.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c4.s3.4) · Pramāṇa