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Karnatakabhashabhushana 1.11

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[Sūtra 11:] Here [in Kannada], the second and fourth [consonants] of consonant classes generally do not occur.

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In this domain of Kannada, the second and fourth letters of the consonant classes—kha, cha, ṭha, tha, pha and gha, jha, ḍha, dha, bha—generally do not occur. By the statement "generally," they are seen in some instances, such as in numerals, onomatopoeia, and so forth. How so?

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First, in numerals:

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irchāsiraṁ,

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eṇchāsiraṁ,

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nūrchāsiraṁ.

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In onomatopoeia:

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khammene,

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ghaḻelene,

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challene,

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paṭhilene,

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duḍhummene,

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thokkene,

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dhoppene,

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bhōṅkene.

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From the mention of "and so forth," elsewhere also:

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ghaḻiyaṁ,

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jhaḷaṁ,

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ṭhakku,

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ḍhokkaraṁ,

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dhaḻaṁ,

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bharam.

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