Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s12.t2.18
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s12.t2.18
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⁴ G. Bühler 1896 (1959 reprint): p. 30. Dani's hypothetical derivation of the Southern Brāhmī *ḷ* from *ṭ* is improbable (A.H. Dani 1963, Indian edition 1986: p. 54, Fig. 6 viii). Phonetically and graphically, the sound *ḷ* is closer to *ḍ* as pointed out by Bühler.