Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s39.5
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c27.s39.5
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The loss of *ḵ* is compensated by the doubling of the following consonant in *ittā-*, and by the elongation of the preceding vowel in *ītā*. The elongation *-ā-a* in *ittā-a* to further emphasise the sense of wonder seems to be a case of *uyiraḷapeṭai* (vowel elongation). See Commentary (1.4 & 2.4) for further discussion.