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26. Striyāmudotau Và
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Striyamudotau Vā [(Striyām) + (Ut) + (Otau)] Vā Striyam (Stri) 7/1 [(Ut) -(Ot) 1/2] Vă = alternatively Alternatively, there occur ut→→u and ot→o in Feminine words. Alternatively, on having jas (suffix of Nominative Plural and sas (suffix of Accusative Plural) after å-ending, i-ending and u- ending Feminine words, there occur u and o in place of jas and sas.
By applying Sutra 3/26 the former vowel becomes 'long' if it is 'short'.
(1) (i) Noun: Kaha (Fem.): (Kahā + jas) = (Kaha + u, o) -Kahau, Kahão (Nominative Plural) (ii) Pronoun: Savväu, Tàu, Jâu, Käu, Imâu, Annâu, Savvão, Tão, Jão, Kão, Imão, Annão (Nominative Plural) (iii) Numeral : Ekkau, Ikkȧu, Ekkão, Ikkão, Visãu, Visão (Nominative Plural) (2) (i) Noun: Kaha (Fem.): (Kaha + sas) = (Kaha + u, 0) = Kahau, Kahão (Accusative Plural) (ii) Pronoun: Savvȧu, Tàu, Jâu, Kâu, Imàu, Annau, Savvȧo, Tao, Jão, Kão, Imão, Annão (Accusative Plural) (iii) Numeral : Ekkȧu, Ikkȧu, Ekkão, Ikkão, Visȧu, Visão (Accusative Plural) (3) (i) Noun: Mai (Fem.): (Mai + jas) = (Mai + u, o) = Maiu, Maio (Nominative Plural) (ii) Numeral Saṭṭhiu, Saṭṭhio (Nominative Plural) (4) (i) Noun: Mai (Fem.): (Mai + śas) = (Mai + u, o) = Maiu, Maio (Accusative Plural) (ii) Numeral : Saṭṭhiu, Saṭṭhio (Accusative Plural) (5) (i) Noun: Lacchi (Fem.): (Lacchi + jas) = (Lacchi + u, 0) = Lacchiu, Lacchio (Nominative Plural)
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