Lopañ c’ ettam akāro

[There is] elision of the letter ‘a’, or the state of ‘e’.

Kaccāyana 510
Rūpasiddhi 487
Saddanīti 1023
Ākhyāta-Kappa · Catuttha-Kaṇḍa

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510. 487. Lopañ c’ ettam akāro (1023)

[Lopaṃ + ca + ettaṃ + akāro = 4 words]

Akārapaccayo lopam āpajjate, ettañ ca hoti vā.

Vajjemi (VinA. i, 336), vademi; vajjāmi, vadāmi (Khu. i, 115).

[There is] elision of the letter ‘a’, or the state of ‘e’.

The suffix ‘a’ is elided, or optionally it is changed to ‘e’.

Examples

Vajjemi, vademi; vajjāmi, vadāmi (I speak).

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Where it is cited

The verb — ākhyāta §510

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Analysis following Visuddhāyuṃ → draft

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