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Study of Civakacintamani
Final 'i' The final 'i' always shortens to 'i'. For example : Skt.
Tamil kumāri- kumari
(virgin) 2. dasitāci
(a maid servant)
368
2002
1.
The vowel 'u' remains unchanged, be it initial, medial or final. For example : Skt.
Tamil uttama- uttamam
(best)
753 2.upadhyāya- uvātti
(teacher)
1090 3. akula- akulam
(confusion)
1104 4. kuțumiba- kuțumpam- (family)
1437 5. madhu- matu
(sweet intoxicating drink)
190
In one case the 'u' in the first syllable, 1 has changed into '0'; this word has beeu borrowed through Pali.
Skt. pustaka- Pali. potthaka- Tam. pottakam- (book) 2009 The medial 'u' has changed into 'i' in one case. Skt. mānuşa
Tam, mānițan (man) , 1900 “”
The vowel 'u' also, like 'u', often remains unchanged whether it is initial or medial. For example : Skt.
Tamil 1. Sūciūci(needle)
369 2. karpura- karuppuram (camphor)
1645 Sometimes 'ü' becomes short whether it is initial or medial. For example : Skt.
Tamil karpura
kappuram - (camphor) 197 (Pali & Pkt. kappūra) cūrņa Pkt. cuņņa cuņņam
(powder)
2369 3. tulikā
tukilikaia . (painters' brush) 180, 1107 4. rapauruvam
(form)
1571 1 'U' in the first syllable of a Skt, word sometimes changes into 'o' in dravidian languages. This is noticeable even in the other dravidian languages like Kanarese and Telugu. For example Skt. guņa-
Telugu. gonamu. bhujanga - Kan. bojanga2 The insertion of 'k' in Tanil (Tukilikai) is difficult to explain.
in the other dita vilian Dansünces like Kabalese und Teruglui. For Sumos e his
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