Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t1.119
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t1.119
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c28.s6.t1.119
**6.2 nikamatōr** (*nikamattōr*) (n., pl.) 'members of the *nikamam* (merchant guild)'. Cf. ***nikamatu*** (*nikamattu*) (**3.4**). The oblique case suffix *-t-* is not doubled. Cf. *nēgama* (Pkt.) < *naigama* (Skt.) 'members of a *nigama*'.