Consonant Clusters
In Marathi, the consonants by default come with a schwa. Therefore, तयाचे will be 'təyāche', not 'tyāche'. To form 'tyāche', you will have to add त् + याचे, giving त्याचे.
When two or more consecutive consonants are followed by a vowel then a jodakshar (consonant cluster) is formed. Some examples of consonant clusters are shown below:
- त्याचे - tyāche - "his"
- प्रस्ताव - prastāv - "proposal"
- विद्या - vidyā - "knowledge"
- म्यान - myān "Sword Cover"
- त्वरा - tvarā "immediate/Quick"
- महत्त्व - mahatva - "importance"
- फक्त - phakta - "only"
- बाहुल्या - bāhulyā - "dolls"
Marathi has a few consonant clusters that are rarely seen in the world's languages, including the so-called "nasal aspirates" (ṇh, nh, and mh) and liquid aspirates (rh, ṟh, lh, and vh). Some examples are given below.
- कण्हेरी - kaṇherī - "a shrub known for flowers"
- न्हाणे - nhāṇ - "bath"
- म्हणून - mhaṇūn - "because"
- तऱ्हा - taṟhā - "different way of behaving"
- कोल्हा - kolhā - "fox"
- केंव्हा - keṃvhā "when"
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Famous quotes containing the word clusters:
“What wondrous life in this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
—Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)