MALAYALIM LANGUAGE. 13
6th. മ, ം, and ൻ unite with പ; thus മ്പ Mpa or Npa.
7th. ങ unites with the first letter of its own order; thus, ങ and
ക; ങ്ക Nka: ൻ and ക unite in the same manner.
8th. ഴ and ച unite thus, ഴ്ച Rcha.
9th. ണ and ട thus, ണ്ട Ntha.
10th. ന and ദ make ന്ദ, Nda.
11th. ന and ത, ന്ത Nta.
The remaining consonants, in combination, retain their original form;
or in the very few cases where alterations take place, they are so trifling,
as to prevent the possibility of mistaking the different characters; thus,
| സ and ഥ combine thus, | സ്ഥ. |
| ണ and ഡ, | ണ്ഡ. |
| ജ and ഞ, | ജ്ഞ. |
16th. Many of the consonants are tripled and compounded in various
ways but this, after the explanations already given, will occasion the stu-
dent no difficulty: the following examples will best illustrate this subject.
ബ്രഹ്മാവ Brahma.
ശ്രീഗുരുഭൂതൻ His Excellency, the Teacher.
ഭസ്മധൂളി Dust of Ashes.
സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം Liberty.
മൃത്യുഞ്ജയൻ Conqueror of death; one of the names of Shewa.
OF THE FINAL CONSONANTS.
17. Some few of the consonants become, in certain cases, finals, i. e.
they close a word, and can have no vowel affixed to them, or pronounced
after them: when this occurs they undergo a little alteration in their
form: as,
Consonants that close a word. ണ, ന, ര, ല, ഹ, ള, മ.
Finals of the above. ൺ, ൻ, ർ, ൽ, ഃ, ൾ, ം. 5
18. A table of consonants united with the letters ര, ർ, ല,വ, and
യ.
5 See the remarks on characters അം, and അഃ. para 13.
