Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t10.2
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t10.2
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c28.s6.t10.2
**a. eḷai-y** (n.) probably variant of *eṭai* (LT *iṭai*) 'middle' (D. 448) or 'the herdsman caste' (D. 450), referring either to the geographical location or the occupational caste composition of the village. **-y** is the paragogic suffix (or glide in this case).