long consonant meaning in Hindi

Examples

1. Long consonants are written with double letters; is a trill.
2. Many, but not all of these forms had long consonants.
3. Overlong consonants are somewhat longer still than regular long consonants.
4. A syllable closed by a long consonant is made a long syllable.
5. Many languages shortened the long consonants at some point afterwards.
6. Underlyingly long consonants become short before another consonant.
7. Where long consonants occur unpredictably they are indicated with an apostrophe following the consonant.
8. All overlong syllables were then turned into long syllables by shortening the long consonant.
9. Beyond expanding in length, long consonants add a schwa when they precede other consonants.
10. Later in Middle Dutch, the distinction between short and long consonants started to disappear.