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Study of Civuk acintamani
*** (v) 'a' which comes as the final letter of the word 'hanta' always changes into
o'. For example : Skt. banta Tam. anto
1036, 1806
a
Initial al
The initial 'a' has always remained unchanged. Skt.
Tamil 1. akula
akulam (confusion)
1104 2. ācāra
ācāram (good conduct)
2889 3. ajña(Pkt. ānā) anai (command)
1087 4. ādara
ätaram (regard)
189 5. ādi
āti (beginning)
366 Medial'a'
The medial 'a' often remains unchanged, sometimes shortens to 'a'. For example (i) Skt. Tamil 1. salākā calākai (iron rod)
669 2. kalapa- kalāpam (women's zone of 2069
beads consisting of
sixteen strands) 3. ācāra ācāram (good conduct) 2889 (ii) Skt. Tamil 1. Kumāri kumari (virgin)
368 2. Kalāna kalavam (peacock's tail) 1558, 1982, 2922 3. pātaka (sin.) patakar (sinners)
2783 Final'a'
As a general rule the final 'a' is always changed into 'ai'. For example :
Skt. Tamil 1. cinta cintai (thought)
913, 1124, 1304, 1701 In the following two cases the final 'a' has been changed into 'i'. Here the a' is preceded by a conjunct consonant in which the second member is 'y'. After the elision of y, the first member of the conjunct consonant has doubled :
Tamil 1. Kanya- Kanni (virgin) 2. Ayodhyā Ayotti (a name of a city) 614
Skt.
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