On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c8.67

c8.67

(1) Double consonants like *kka*, *tta*, and groups of unaspirated consonants like *kkha*, *ttha* etc., are expressed by the second element alone, except in the case of two nasals of the same class, where the first may be optionally expressed by the Anusvāra as in *aṁña* or *aña*. Three times, however, a double *ma* is used in the word *samma°* (*samyak-pratipatti*), Shāhbāzgaṟhī Ed. IX. 19, XI. 23 and XIII. 5.¹