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$ 178 )
ON THE MODERN INDO-ARYAN VERNACULARS
(OCTOBER, 1939
Ap.
Skr.
Ap. khádàti, he eats
khadi
H. khai (khay). rà jadütah, name of a rà aúttu
B. ráut. caste càrmakārah, leather- càmmaáru
IAV. càmár. worker Possibly also M.P.H.B. nominatives in i are to be referred to this rule ; see, however, $ 181 note. Often, however, a euphonic y or v is inserted :
Skr. rájā, king
rāu
IAV. rāy, WIAV. rāv. kátarah, a coward
káaru
G.H.B. kāyar, M. káwară. pádah, a foot
раи
M. pāy (for páa), H. pāv. rāmakásya, of Rāma (Ap.Mg. *rimalha) Bulg. form, obl, rám vì (for rá man). ghô taká kah, a horse ghốdadu
M.obl. ghódyà (for ghodaya), B.
ghópiva. 178. aya is liable to be further contracted to ai or ä, e, or ē, whether original or resulting from a+a with euphonic y. So also ava is liable to be contracted to au, á or 7. Examples
(A) Original : (Cf. Skr. lávanam, salt, Pr. lónam, M. lön). náyánam, the eye
sTs.H. nain, P. nain, G. nän, S.
nin(written nen"). sámayaḥ, time
BTs.B. sámai, H. sámē. kráyah, destruction
H.P. chai, M. khai, G. kha. bhayam, fear
S.P.H. bhai, O.M. bhē, but S. also bhau with rejection of y, and inser
tion of euphonic v. dhávalà kaḥ, white
dhávalai
H.P. dháulà, G. dhålù, s. dháūrò. 'bhavanam, a house
H. bhaun, P. bhaun. návanitam, butter návaniu
H. náuni, P. náuni, M. lóni. As a rule Modern M.B.O. and A. retain the original form in 8Tss. (as indeed may be done optionally by all IAV8.) under the influence of Pandits. Thus, nayan; kşay, chay, or khay; bhay; bhavan.
(B) Resultant : vácanam, a word
vávanu
B. bain, G. vän, S. vín" (written vēnu). rájani, night
rávani
H.P.rain, B. rain, G. rän. nagaram, a town
návaru
IAV. nair or nēr. padántàkah, near the Đầván tài
H.B. páità, the foot of a bed. feet kádala kah, plantain kávalàa
H.P. kélà, M.G. kēl. bádarah, jujube tree bavaru
B. bair, H.P. bēr, S. bär (written
bēre). bhrámara kah, a bee bhabaràu
IAV. bháūri. samárpayati, to en- забаррёi
B.H.P. sáūpē, M. &õpe. trust áparah, other
ávaru
H.B. aur, G. år. káma thàkah, a gourd kavadhàü
H.B. kórha. Rámakakakaļ, Rāma rámaadui
WLAV. (red. form. rà máiya, for
*rámayaya, ELAV. ràmára (for *rámavàā)