The word Buddha itself came to be represented by a character which at one time had a pronunciation something like b'iwat and now, after a long process of phonological change, is pronounced f??.
( ( The ( word Buddha ) ) ( ( ( itself ( came ( to ( be ( represented ( by ( ( a character ) ( which ( ( at ( one time ) ) ( ( had ( ( a ( pronunciation something ) ) ( like ( ( ( b ` ) ( ( iwat and ) now ) ) , ) ) ) ) ( after ( ( a ( long process ) ) ( of ( phonological change ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( ( is ( pronounced ( f ?? ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN word) (NN Buddha)) (PRN (S (NP (PRP itself)) (VP (VBD came) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN represented) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN character)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (PP (IN at) (NP (CD one) (NN time))) (VP (VBD had) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN pronunciation) (NN something)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (SYM b)) (`` `) (ADJP (JJ iwat) (CC and) (RB now)) (, ,)))) (PP (IN after) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN process)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ phonological) (NN change)))))))))))))))) (, ,)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN pronounced) (S (NP (SYM f)) (ADJP (JJ ??))))) (. .)))
The character for the word Buddha is now pronounced 'foobiwat' because it is easier to understand.
( ( ( The character ) ( for ( the ( word Buddha ) ) ) ) ( ( is ( now ( ( ( ( pronounced ` ) foobiwat ) ' ) ( because ( it ( ( is easier ) ( to understand ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN character)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT the) (NN word) (NN Buddha)))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (ADVP (RB now)) (VBN pronounced) (`` `) (NP (NN foobiwat)) ('' ') (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJR easier)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB understand))))))))) (. .)))