Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t1.51
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t1.51
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c28.s6.t1.51
The consonant *ḷ* occurs without doubling. However, there is no doubt that long consonants existed in the inscriptional language during this period as proved by pairs like *paḷi-* and *paḷḷi* (**89.4** & **88.1**) in adjacent inscriptions. See section 6.17.