What is the effect of adding the virama (्) below म in Hindi?
Hint: Pay attention to the way the half letter म् is used in example words like सम्मान and धर्म.
It adds a short 'a' sound to the consonant
It silences the inherent 'a' vowel and makes this consonant join the next one without a vowel between them
It changes the pronunciation of the consonant to a different sound
It removes the sound of the consonant altogether
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