RajKumar> I am no expert in Devanagari or in Hindi but in all the Hindi i
RajKumar> studied or seen the kka is represented by the liguature in the
RajKumar> fig kk2. What i did not understand is that in what situation the
RajKumar> kk1 is used and what is the difference between the two. Also
RajKumar> what should be done if i have to get two ka s side by side ie
RajKumar> just kaka no liguature or a conjunct
Mark> Though it can be done both ways, I believe the first form (kk1) is a
Mark> relatively common conjunct in Hindi.
Mark> To get KAKA, simply type two KA's (U+0915) with no intervening
Mark> VIRAMA (U+094D). Conjunct and ligature formation occur when the
Mark> VIRAMA is present.
A reply I left out:
As far as I know, there is no difference between the two KKA sequences I
attached earlier.
An important point:
I would like to point out that the formation of conjuncts is dependent on the
renderer and what is available in the font. Different editors may provide
different default forms.
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