[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c27.s17.t2 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s17.t2: 7.15.2 Addition of glide -v- Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s17.t2 - **Language:** English ### 7.15.2 Addition of glide -v- ### [c27.s17.t2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s17.t2.1) The glide \*-v-\* is inserted between two vowels when the preceding one is a central or back vowel. ### [c27.s17.t2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s17.t2.2) | \*(il)lavōṉ\* | | 10.3 | | \[\*i\*⸮\]\*ḷavaṉ\* | | 67.1.c | | \*iṭtavaṉ\* | 'he who gave' | 12.3 | | \*kuṇāviṉ\* | 'of Kuṇā ' | 89.1 | | \*ko(ṭ)ṭiy-avaṉ\* | 'he who carved' | 4.3 | | \*koṭu(p)pi(t)ta-avaṉ\* | 'he who caused to be given' | 44.3 | | \*koṭu(p)pi(t)tavaṉ\* | 'he who caused to be given' | 11.2 | | \*cētavar\* | 'they who made' | 35.3 | | \*iruvar\* | 'two persons' | 48.5 | | \*kōvātāṉ\* (\*-ātaṉ\*) | 'King Ātaṉ' | 82.1-2 | | \[\*kō\*⸮\]\*viṉ\* | 'of the chief' | 88.4 | ### [c27.s17.t2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s17.t2.3) \*Exceptions\* ### [c27.s17.t2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s17.t2.4) There are also several cases where the glide \*-v-\* is absent, resulting in a vowel-cluster at the junction. ### [c27.s17.t2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s17.t2.5) | \*eḷa-a\* | (attributive form of \*eḷa(v)aṉ\*) | 46.3.a | | \*paṇa-aṉ\* | 'servant' | 1.6 | | \*piṇa-u\* | 'cleft (cave) ' | 3.8 | ### [c27.s17.t2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s17.t2.6) \*muḻa-ukai\* 'cave' 17.3.b \*avviru-a-ar-um\* 'those two persons also' 45.3 \*karu-iya\* 'which was carved' 17.2 \*karu-ūr\* 69.1.a-b \*ku-aṉ\* 2.2.c --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s17.t2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c27.s17.t2) · Pramāṇa