Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s7.t12.7
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s7.t12.7
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c28.s7.t12.7
This is a loanword from IA. Cf. *ghaṭikā* (Skt.) 'assembly', ultimately derived from *ghaṭ* 'to join, unite', *ghaṭā* 'assembly'. Cf. *ghaṭa* 'multitude, crowd' (Pāli); *ghaḍī*, *ghaḍiā* 'congregation, assembly' (AMg.). The expression occurs in Tamil inscriptions as *kaṭikai* and in Kannada inscriptions as *ghaṭige*.