[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c18.12 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c18.12 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c18.12 - **Language:** English ### [c18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c18.12) (i) before a full vowel in medial position (e.g., \*kuv-an\*); (ii) to separate the paragogic suffixes \*i\*, \*iy\*, \*y\* and \*y-i\* from the stems (e.g., \*siri-y-i\*); (iii) to separate a doubled consonant or a glide before external sandhi (e.g., \*cel-l=irumpoṟai\*, \*kō-v=ātāṉ\*); (iv) to separate segments of some compounds (e.g., \*poṉ-vāṇikaṉ\*); (v) to indicate an incomplete word at the end of a line. - [Previous: c18.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c18.11) - [Next: c18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c18.13) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c18.12) · Pramāṇa