deriv LSK ETT STT aSTA ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

/dIrgha / दीर्घ

The long vowels are A आ I ई U ऊ RR ॠ e ए ai ऐ o ओ au औ.

They last for two /mAtrA, unless made /pluta.

Of those, e ए ai ऐ o ओ au औ are also called diphthongs.

When the long vowels A आ I ई U ऊ RR ॠ shorten, they turn into their /savarNa a अ i इ u उ R ऋ (by the most alike rule).

When e ए ai ऐ o ओ au औ are shortened, eca::igghrasv... applies, and they become i इ i इ u उ u उ (again by the most alike rule).

See also short.