What is the effect of adding the virama (्) below म to create the half letter म्?
Hint: Think about the difference between words using 'म' and 'म्'.
It makes this consonant join the next one with a vowel between them.
It silences the inherent 'a' vowel and makes this consonant join the next one without a vowel between them.
It changes the sound of the consonant to a different one.
It makes the consonant standalone and not connected to the next one.
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