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OTHER PHONETIC CHANGES
(iv) अव्=ओ : अवस्वापिनीओसोवणी producing sleep; अवधि: ओहि a kind of knowledge; लवण-लोण salt; अवम= ओम less; भवति होइ becomes.
The semi-vowels act like consonants before vowels and when the vowel is lost or weakened they become vowels.
Ex. 1 Give AMg. words for : Filca novice, Brget model, आदर्श mirror, वज्र diamond, श्लेष sticking, स्मरण remembering, सस्य corn, मनुष्य man, अस्त्र corner, वर्षति rains.
Ex. 2 Give Sk. words for : वयंस friend, नीसास sigh, पयाहिण going round, पुंछ tail, मोरिय name of a tribe, गिलाण sick, सिणेह affection, सुहुम fine, रयण jewel, वेरुलिय kind of jewel.
___Ex. 3 Name and explain the phonetic changes observed in the following equations : करेणुकणेरू elephant, महाराष्ट्र=मरहट्ठ name of a country, पादपीठ-पावीढ foot-stool, शिबिका-सीया palanquin, नख नक्ख nail, कौतूहलकोउहल्ल curiosity, अलावु% लाउ gourd, अवश्यायओस frost, व्यजन=वियण fan, भवति होइ becomes.
