பக்கம் எண் :

166THE PRIMARY CLASSICAL LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD

     Epithesis: tirum-tirumbu, to turn.
              
kadai-kadaiši, end.

     Combinational increments:

     e.g. kƒ+al=kƒval, watch, protection.
         t…+†n=t…†n, a wicked person.
         vƒ‰+kai=vƒ‰kkai, living, prosperous life.
         
šala+kai=šalaŒgai, tiny tinkling bells tied to the feet of a dancer.
         +kai=u˜˜aŒgai, palm of the hand.

     “Particles of Specialisation”

a˜

     a˜, to be close, to be crowded, to be dense, to be thick.

     a˜avu, a˜ƒvu, to touch.

     a˜ai, to unite with, to mix.

     a˜-a–

     a‰, a––u, to draw near, to approach.

     a‰mu, to be near.

     a–du, to approach.

     a–a, to be joined, united.

     a–avu, to approach, to embrace, to adhere to.

     a–ugu, to approach.

     a–ai, to embrace.

     a–-adu

     adu, to get near, to approach.

     adukku, to pile up, to arrange in a row.

     adar, to be close together, to be dense.

     adai, to reach, to obtain.

     adaišu, to get close, to be joined.

Prefixes

     e.g. al-a: avalam, distress. Cf. nal-na, good; kul-ku, short,small.