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chuhai : chubbhai ("throw') ii) araṁbhai : árabbhai (“ begin') (9) Stems ending in -mm
gamai : gammai (“go') damai : dammai ('control')
dhamai : dhammai : ('blow') (10) Stems endings in -r
karai : kirai (“do') tarai": tirai (* be able')
harai : hirai (“take away') (11) Stems ending in -s-/-ssi) săsai : sisai 'rule')
sāhai : sisai (“say') ü) hasai : hassai (“laugh')
5. From the above listed groups it will be seen that there was no regular correlation evident beteween the final consonant of an active stem and the final cluster (or single consonant) of the corresponding passive stem. For the active stems ending in the same consonant, we have passive stems ending in different consonants and vice cersa. To illustrate. (1) khāyai
khajjai (2) lihai
likkhai dahai
dajjhai lahai ::
labbhai
payai
paccai
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