Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s3.t1: 7.2.1 Vowels (uyir)
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s3.t1
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7.2.1 Vowels (uyir)
c27.s3.t1.1
| | Front | | Central | | Back | |
| | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long |
| High | *i* | *ī* | | | *u* | *ū* |
| Mid | *e* | *ē* | | | *o* | *ō* |
| Low | | | *a* | *ā* | | |
c27.s3.t1.2
The diphthong *ai* may be interpreted as *ay* (*Tol. Eḻu.* 56); cf. *-aiyaṉ* (55.3.b) and *-a(y)yaṉ* (55.5.b) occurring in the same inscription and also *koṟṟantai* / *koṟṟantay* (67.1 & 77.2) and *matirai* / *matiray* (24.2 & 36.1).
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- Tolkāppiyam — Tolkāppiyar, Tamil