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71. May 'ár' and 'kaḷ' be used together?
The two affixes may be used together; as, 'sishyarkaḷ'=
sishyar + kaḷ; rájákkanmár = rájákkaṇmár = rájákkaḷ +
már.
72. Are there any irregular plurals?
Yes; of these we may mention,
| náya (= dog) | náaykkaḷ | |
| maku (= child) | makkaḷ | |
| piḷḷa (= child) | piḷḷakaḷ or | piḷḷar |
| kitá (= young one) | kitákkaḷ or | kitánggaḷ |
| peital (= boy) | peitanggaḷ | |
| áṇ (= male) | ángngaḷ or | áṇanggaḷ |
| pišáchu (devil) | pišáchukaḷ or | pišáchukkaḷ |
| tampurán (= prince) | tampurákkaḷ | tampurákkanmár |
THE CASES.
73. What is case?
The various ways in which the form of the noun is
changed by assuming various affixes according to
its relations to other words in a sentence are called
cases.
74. How many cases are there?
There are seven cases.