Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s21.t1: 6.21.1 Loss of voicing
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s21.t1
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6.21.1 Loss of voicing
c26.s21.t1.1
| | IA | Inscrl. form | Ref. No. |
| *g > k* | *gaṇaka* | *kaṇaka-* | 40.2 |
| | *gaṇi* | *kaṇi* | 1.1 |
c26.s21.t1.2
| | IA | Inscrl. form | Ref. No. |
| *g* > *k* | *gōpa* | *kōpaṉ* | 84.4.b |
| | *nigama* | *nikama-* | 3.4 |
| | *gōtraja* | *kōtiracaṉ* | pottery inscription¹ |
| *j* > *c* | *rāja-* | *irācar* | 111.1 |
| *d* > *t* | *dānaṁ* | *tāṉa* | 19.4 |
| | *dēva* | *tēvaṉ* | 84.4.d |
| | *dēvadattā* | *tevvaitattu* | pottery inscription² |
| *b* > *p* | *kuṭumbika* | *kuṭumpikaṉ* | 55.2.b |
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¹ From Arikamedu. R.E.M. Wheeler *et al.* 1946: Pl. XLI: No. 9. See also No. 2, Table 1.5 and Fig. 1.19B in this vol.
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² Ibid. Fig. 47.19. Revised reading in I. Mahadevan 1973: No. III, Fig. 3.