Hints on Hindi/Urdu spelling:

• Words that can be spelled with doubled a, e and o are spelled with a single a, i and u. Examples: daal, heeng and moong are spelled dal, hing and mung.
• Consonants are not doubled where not needed.
• w is mostly replaced with v. Example: chaval instead of chawal.
• Naturalized and commonly-used English spellings of Hindi/Urdu words are retained even when they do not follow the above rules. Examples: ghee, atta, ajwain.

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