Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s3.t6.5
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c22.s3.t6.5
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c22.s3.t6.5
| Sanskrit | Ardhamāgadhī forms | Loanwords in the Corpus | Remarks |
| *Elision of the intervocalic consonant:* | | | |
| 1. *āditya* | *āicca* | *āy(c)ca-* | lit., 'sun'; in *āy(c)ca(y)yaṉ* 'a personal name'. |
| 2. *vācin / vādin* | *vāyi* | *-vāyi* | in *attu-vāyi* (read *atta-vāyi*) 'one who expounds the meaning (of scriptures)'; cf. *attha-vāya* (AMg.). |
| *Change of the aspirate bh > h:* | | | |
| 3. *ibha* | *iha* | *iva-* | in *iva-kunṟa(m)* 'Elephant Hill', a place name. (cf. *āṉaimalai*, the present name of the hill.) |
| *Change of the nasal n > ṇ:* | | | |
| 4. *nāga* | *ṇāga* | *ṉākaṉ* | a personal name ' |
| 5. *nandi* | *ṇaṃdi* | *-ṉanti* | in *vaccanaṉti*, N. of a Jaina monk |