Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t8.21

**b. *pikaṉ* (pikkan)** (N.) Cf. LT *pikkam* 'young of elephant' (*TL*) < *pikka* (Skt.) 'young elephant' (MW). The consonant *-k-* is not doubled.