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Progressive assimilation
Skt.
1 guhya
2 carna Pkt. cunoa
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3 alaktaka
4 pustakam Pkt. potthaka
Tamil
kuyyam
cunnam
arattakam
potthakam
Skt. 1. lakṣya ilakkam catuşka catukkam
Skt anjana (collyrium)
2. attarakku-468.
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(hypocrisy)
(powder)
(red lac)
(book)
In a consonant cluster if the first letter is a nasal it changes into a consonant of the group to which the second letter belongs. For example;
Skt. simha Tamil.
cinkam
(lion)
237
The sibilant '' is very often assimilated when it comes in a combination with voiceless stops; or sometimes undergoes changes. For example:
Tamil.
cēmam or emam (a sacred place)
(target)
(junction where four roads meet)
Tam. atta (melted)
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2. kema
Hybrid forms in the Cc,
The term hybrid form is used for the terms constructed with Tamil and Skt. words, and these forms often function like compounds. In early Middle Tamil period there are only a few hybrid forms. For example:
oruvantam (Tirukkural-563, 593)
Tam. oru+ Skt. anta oruvantam⚫ certainly'.
This word oruvantam corresponds to the Skt. word ekanta, but the word oruvantam here gives the meaning certainty.
Tam. kōl (stick)
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In the Cc. the number of hybrid forms is comparatively high. The following are some of the hybrid forms found in the Cc.
1. ancanakkol -1894.
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Skt. lakta (lac, wax)
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a pencil to paint the eyelashes with collyrium.
1. In Prakrit before consonant groups 'u' may become 'o'. 'sta' and 'stha' become 1tha'. R. Pischel, op. cit. paras. 125-207.
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= melted lac
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