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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
(JULT, 1909.
V.--Teeth Consonante, t, d, a.
t (initial). t remains initially in all the languages :
(1)
Tamil.
Mal.
Can.
Talu.
|
Toluga.
takku
-
tayu taņi
taņi...
tatta
tatta
tahudal (fit) ... taņi ( to cool ) .. tattu ( to tap ) ... talai (head) ...
tavidu ( bran)... 6 tala ( to bear )...
tullu ( frisk) ... 8 tini ( food ) ... 9 tirn (finish) ...
... taga
tapi..
tattu ...tale... ... tavada ...taļu ... tulla ... tini ... ... tîra...
tagu. taņiya. tattu. tala. tavada.
tale tavida
talaga
... tare ... tavada ... tāļu ... tulla ... tini... ...
...
... tuļuya
tini ...
... tulla. ...
tirara
tiru...
tiru.
(2) tid (in Can. Tel. and Tala) before voiced and doubled consonants and liquids and through accent change. Tamil
| Mal. . Cara Taļa. Telnga.
danda.
tandu (stalk) ... ... 2 tappai (a slit of bamboo )
târi ( way) .......
tibil (fear) ... 5 tuttu (coin) ... 6 tudukka (rashness) 7 toti ( cowpen )... ... 8 tonnai ( a cap)...
... tanda ... daydu ..tappe dabbe
dari
digila ... tutta ...duddu
tudukku ... duduku ... toţi dodde
tonna ... donne
...dando ... dabbe
dari... ... digalu ..duodu ... dudoka ... dođời ... donne
... dabba. ..dari. ... digula. ..dudda. ... dadaku. ... dođời. ... donna.
(8) is sometimes in Canareso, Tala and Telugu. (a) In Canarese, tagat ram' becomes fagar; tolle hollow' tolle.
(b) In Tuļu, tappa and sappe tappa; tar "riverlet' becomes idr; tole hollow' becomes do!ļu.
(0) In Telugu, talku .chenting' comes from Thugs, the historio robbers, whom Lord Hastings subdued. Taru, place' becomes also lúpu; teku teak' and tenk dya. coconut' become téku and lenkáya.
(To be continued.)