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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JUNE, 1909.
(8) Pr. Dray.initial uso by a-umlaut. Pr. Drat, initial s ' becomes o when followed by 'a and before cerebrals and liquids. change is found in classical Can., Tel. and Tala and also in New Tamil and Malayalam :
This
Telugu.
adal
... oļa la
... odalu
- Qala and oļļu.
1 udal (body) ... 2 udai (kiek) ... 3 usai (scabbard) ... 4 ulai (forge) ... 5 nļera (secret), ...
...opa ...
Jore... ore ***
...ora.
... vle ...
...olava
... ule ... ...olava
... ala. ... olara.
(4) Special developments of u.
(a) Telugu In Telugu u so by contraction; e. g.:-Tam, ural grinding mortar' is Telugu rólu; Tam u! (in) is Tel. 16 ; Tam. ugir claw' is Tel. gôrt.
(1) Pr. Drv. initial & remains :
.
Tamil
Can.
Tolu.
Telaga.
i
údu.
ਪੰra
udo (blow) .... úr (village) ûļai (how!) Ulizan (work) ... unsu (to fix) ...
al*
4
... Oliga
.
idigaran.
aliyam ... unna
...aliga ... ...ar
... úna.
(2) Pr. Drav. Medial & remains :
Tamil.
Tala.
Telaga..
....
... kada
gadu
ND
takka
1 kudu (nest) ...
tükkam (weight) núla (thread) ...
münşu (three) ... 5 mtlai (corner) ...
tûka nữa
09
nølu
... gûdn.
túka.
núla. ... miða. ..mula.
mûnno
...!
mura
... in dle
... male
mál
(To be continued.)
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