pluta
प्लुत plutaThe prolated or three-mora elongation of a vowel in Sanskrit recitation; the syllable Om is drawn out in this extended form rather than clipped like ordinary speech.
Where this term appears
- Why is Om chanted at the start and end of prayers and yoga? Journal
…mmarians even prescribed how long to hold it, a drawn-out form called pluta , three beats long, so that the syllable is not clipped like ordinary speech but stretched to the full measure of the thing it names.