If a consonant is doubled, it is held for a longer amount of time, and both ends the syllable before it, and begins the next. If a consonant formed with an 'h' (bh, dh, jh, etc.) is doubled only the first letter is doubled. Ex. nosa (no - sa) 'nose' vs. nossa (nos - sa) 'note' 'cabha' (ca - bha) 'compartment' vs. 'cabbha' (cabh - bha) 'cap/ hat'