18 A GRAMMAR OF THE
Ninthly. Where the coalescing letters are both ഉ, the second is
changed into its medial and placed under a വ, and in this state it is af-
fixed to the first word; as,
| വിഷ്ണുവും, | from | വിഷ്ണു, വ | and ഉം. |
| പശുവും, | ,, | പശു, വ | ,, ഉം. |
Tenthly. ഊ when beginning a word that is affixed to words ending
in a vowel is, for the most part, changed into its medial, and written thus;
| കുളിച്ചൂത്തു, | from | കുളിച്ചു | and ഊത്തു. | |
| ൟയൂഴം, | ,, | ൟ, യ | ,, | ഊഴം. |
യ is inserted in the last example, for the sake of euphony.
Eleventhly. In cases where words, beginning with the letter എ, are
affixed to others ending in a vowel, the എ is changed into its medial
and placed before the last consonant of the word prefixed, from which
its own vowel has been previously removed; as,
| ഉയിൎത്തെഴുനീറ്റു, | from | ഉയിൎത്തു | and എഴുനീറ്റു. |
| കണ്ടെത്തി, | ,, | കണ്ടു | ,, എത്തി. |
| വീണ്ടെടുപ്പ, | ,, | വീണ്ടു | ,, എടുപ്പ. |
| എന്തകൊണ്ടെന്നാൽ, | ,, | എന്തകൊണ്ട | ,, എന്നാൽ. |
Twelfthly. ഒ annexed to another word ending in അ or യ, is
changed into its medial and coalesces thus;
| മറ്റൊരുത്തൻ, | from | മറ്റ | and ഒരുത്തൻ. |
| മുടന്തനായൊരുമനുഷ്യൻ, | ,, | മുടന്തനായ, ഒരു | ,, മനുഷ്യൻ. |
If the last consonant, of the word to be prefixed, be one of the final
letters, it is changed into its corresponding initial with which the medial
ഒ coalesces, as in the former case; thus,
| കാൎയ്യങ്ങളൊക്കെയും, | from | കാര്യങ്ങൾ | and ഒക്കെയും. |
| ജനങ്ങളൊരുമിച്ചുകൂടി, | ,, | ജനങ്ങൾ | ,, ഒരുമിച്ച കൂടി. |
ഒ is much in use, as the sign of interrogation; in such cases it never
stands alone, but is changed into its medial and either coalesces with the
last consonant of a word, or with വ or യ, which are then annexed to
a word thus,
| ചെയ്യുന്നുണ്ടൊ? | from | ചെയ്യുന്നുണ്ട | and ഒ. |
| ചെയ്യുന്നുവൊ? | ,, | ചെയ്യുന്നു, വ | ,, ഒ. |
| അവൻ തന്നെയൊ? | ,, | അവൻ തന്നെ, യ | ,, ഒ. |
