Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s22.t4: 6.22.4 Weakened articulation of consonants
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s22.t4
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6.22.4 Weakened articulation of consonants
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There is, however, some evidence for weakened or spirantised articulation of consonants in intervocalic position.
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| (e.g.) | *-k-* (>*-x-*) > Ø | as in *makan* > *-mān* (read *-māṉ*) 'son' | 59.².c |
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| | *-c-* > *-y-* | as in *kācipaṉ* > *-kāyipaṉ* 'a personal name' | 60.7.b |
| | *-p-* > *-v-* | as in *ceyipita* (65.5) and *ceyivitta* (83.5) 'which was caused to be made'³ | |
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³ See causative suffixes *-pi-* and *-vi-* in the Index to Grammatical Morphemes (Appendix VII). See also section 7.28.4 for discussion.