Amra 'mango tree'

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> CTamil, lsrinivas wrote:

> > When I was reading this it occurred to me that there are certain

> > identifiable doublets with inital m- and without it.

> >

> > 1. maNi/aNi (generic jewel)

> > 2. malar/alar (to blossom, flower)

> > 3. mAcu/Acu (fault)

> > 4. mayir/ayir? (in the sense of fineness)

> >

> > There may be more. Maybe KVZ' books on morphology/phonology

> > talk of

> > this phenomenon. Evidently the form with m- is commoner.

> >

 

What about 'aamra' (= the mango tree , Mangifera Indica MBh)?

 

Tamil mAmaram 'mango tree' with initial m- loss

will become 'Amra'.

 

Also, consider:

1) mAn2 = An2 = vilaGkup potu 'animal'.

2) mayaGku/macaGku(macakkai) = acaGku.

3) Compare maNavan2/maNavALan2/(tiru)maNam

with aNavan2 = poruntin2avan2 and,

aNaval/aNavutal(=kiTTal, iNaital, puNarcci).

4)maral = aralai

5) Compare mazittal (= moTTaiyAkkal, mazu = 'axe')

with azittal.

 

CT mythical beast (acc. to AVSubramanian, NaRRiNai translation)

is acuNam can be compared with mAcuNam 'python'.

 

Regards,

N. Ganesan