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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s3.t3.1

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s3.t3.1

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c22.s3.t3.1

The IA loanwords in the Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions are all nouns.⁵ Apart from personal names, the vocabulary comprises mostly religious or cultural terms. Some of the more interesting items are briefly noticed below.