Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s27.t2: 7.24.2 Masculine singular
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s27.t2
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7.24.2 Masculine singular
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*-aṉ* (in free form)
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*upa(c)ca-aṉ* 'preceptor' 11.3
*paṇa-aṉ* 'servant' 1.6
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*-aṉ* (in bound form)
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*amaṇaṉ* 'Jaina monk' 24.1
*upa(c)caṉ* 'preceptor' 9.1
*eḷamakaṉ* 'member of a martial clan' 56.5
*ta(c)caṉ* 'carpenter' 73.8
*patantaṉ* 'the venerable one' 60.3
*pākaṉ* 'elephant driver or charioteer' 13.1.a
*poṉ-kolvaṉ* 'goldsmith' 36.2
*makaṉ* 'son' 20.2
*vaṇikaṉ* 'trader' 43.1.b
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Note: Most masculine personal names also end with *-aṉ*. See Index to Personal Names (Appendix II).
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*-ōṉ* (in free form)
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*ceṟ-ataṉ-ōṉ* 'a personal name' (lit., 'he, Cērataṉ') 12.4
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*-ōṉ* (in bound form)
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*(il)lavōṉ* 'a personal name' (lit., 'householder') 10.3