On Mar 11, 2008, at 2:38 PM, Richard J. Williams wrote:
Phat!: (pronounced 'fot') phoneme; Buddhist Hybrid-Sanskrit; causative verb? 1. Crack! 2. Snap! 3. Pop! 4. Meaningless sound. 5. Gibberish. 6. Bija mantra - sometimes referred to as the weapon mantra also, in that, it destroys obstacles. 7. Sound of a two-stroked motor vehicle seen all over Delhi.
It's an aspirated "P" silly Willy. :-)