Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c29.s7.6
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c29.s7.6
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| MORPHEME | DESCRIPTION | EXAMPLE | REF. NO. |
| **-t-** | 1. Past tense marker in adjectival past participle | *ceyta* | 49.7 |
| | 2. Past tense marker in past participial noun | *cētavar* | 35.3 |
| **-nt-** | Past tense marker in adjectival past participle | *piṟanta* | 49.3 |
| **-(p)p-** | Non-past tense marker in participial noun | *ve(p)pōṉ* | 13.4 |
| **-(p)pi-** | 1. Causative suffix in adjectival past participle | *kuṭu(p)pi(t)ta* | 14.2 |
| | 2. Causative suffix in past participial noun | *koṭu(p)pi(t)tōṉ* | 3.9 |
| **-pi-** | 1. Causative suffix in adjectival past participle | *koṭṭupitta-a* | 1.8 |
| | 2. Causative suffix in past participial noun | *koṭṭupi(t)tōṉ* | 8.3 |
| **-m-** | Hiatus-filler | *pāñkāṭa (pā-m-kāṭu-a)* | 8.1 |
| **-y-** | 1. Glide between two vowels (when the preceding one is a front vowel) | *ko(ṭ)ti-y-avaṉ* | 4.3 |
| | 2. Past tense marker in adjectival past participle | *cē-y-a* | 31.2 |
| **-y** | 1. Paragogic suffix after noun ending in *-i* | *kaṇi-y* | 1.1 |
| | 2. Paragogic suffix after noun ending in *-ai* | *tantai-y* | 2.8 |
| **-y-i** | Paragogic suffix after noun ending in *-i* | *-siri-y-i* | 1.2.b |
| **-v-** | Glide between two vowels (when the preceding one is a central or back vowel) | *(i)[ḷ]lavōṉ* | 10.3 |
| | | *iruvar* | 48.5 |
| **-vi-** | 1. Causative suffix in adjectival past participle | *ceyivitta* | 83.5 |
| | 2. Causative suffix in past participial noun | *cēvit-ōṉ* | 18.3 |