Kaccāyana-Byākaraṇaṃ · chapter 2 of 8
Gha-pato ca yonaṃ lopo
And after ‘gha’ and ‘pa’, [there is] elision of ‘yo’.
- Kaccāyana 118
- Rūpasiddhi 146
- Saddanīti 293
- Nāma-Kappa · Paṭhama-Kaṇḍa
Text and translation
Read in the chapter →118. 146. Gha-pato ca yonaṃ lopo (293)
Tehi gha pa jha la icc etehi yonaṃ lopo hoti vā.
Kaññā, kaññāyo; rattī, rattiyo; itthī, itthiyo; yāgū, yāguyo; vadhū, vadhuyo. Aggī, aggayo; bhikkhū, bhikkhavo; sayambhū, sayambhuvo; aṭṭhī, aṭṭhīni; āyū, āyūni.
Caggahaṇam anukaḍḍhanatthaṃ.
- Kaññā = kaññā + yo (‘ā’ is named ‘gha’ (§60); ‘yo’ is elided (§118)).
- Rattī = ratti + yo (‘i’ is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘yo’ is elided (§118); ‘i’ is lengthened (§88)).
- Itthī = itthī + yo (‘ī’ is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘yo’ is elided (§118)).
- Yāgū = yāgu + yo (‘u’ is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘yo’ is elided (§118); ‘u’ is lengthened (§88)).
- Vadhū = vadhū + yo (‘ū’ is named ‘pa’ (§59); ‘yo’ is elided (§118)).
“Ca” is for dragging.
Without the footnotes: they are on the chapter card.
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