Ivaṇṇ’-uvaṇṇā jha-lā

The letters ‘i’ and ‘ī’, and ‘u’ and ‘ū’, are respectively named ‘jha’ and ‘la’.

The examples are “isino”, etc. When forming the word “isino”, first the base is put down as “isi”, then the sixth inflection ‘sa’ is employed; then the second ‘i’ of “isi” is given the name ‘jha’ by this sutta. The same should be done with the nouns whose bases end in ‘ī’, ‘u’, ‘ū’.

What is the use of the names ‘jha’ and ‘la’? [For the use of the names ‘jha’ and ‘la’ in suttas such as] “Jha-lato sassa no vā” (§117). Optionally, after ‘jha’ and ‘la’, ‘sa’ [is substituted by ‘no’].