Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s14: 7.12 Mutation of initial stem in sandhi
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s14
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7.12 Mutation of initial stem in sandhi
c27.s14.1
When the adjectival stem *peru-* is followed by a vowel, the final -u is elided with compensatory lengthening of the included vowel in the preceding syllable.
c27.s14.2
| *pērataṉ* (*peru* > *pēr* + *ataṉ*) | | 13.2.a-b |
| *pēr-ay-am* (*peru* > *pēr* + *ayam*) | 'large tank' | 35.2.a-b |
| *pērūr* (*peru* > *pēr* + *ūr*) | | 56.1.b-c |