a. Found in Tdbh's before initial ര, ല, as അരക്കര്, അരങ്ങു; — passes easily into the sound of എ, as ചെടയന് from ജട, തെ പമി = ദശമി. The final അ has often the character of a palatal vowel and corresponds with T. ഐ, C. എ. f. i. തല, തലയില്, തലെക്കു; പറ, പ റെഞ്ഞു. I.