Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s21.t4.2

(a) *neṭu-* as in *neṭuñceḻiyaṉ* (No. *1*) and *peru-* (*pēr-* before vowels) as in *peruṅkūṟṟaṉ* (No. *88*) indicate elder members of the family;