Possibility \#7

Possibility #7

u or o followed by a dissimilar vowel can become its relative semi-vowel v. The following vowel may be lengthened.

soahaṃ > svāhaṃ

oa > vā

This means:

when a word ends in o,

and the next word starts with a,

together they become vā

In Kaccāyana this is called (18) vam’od’ud’antānaṃ.

oa > va

ko	attho	kvattho
what	meaning	what is the meaning?
so	ahaṃ	svahaṃ
then	I	so I

oa > vā

kho	ahaṃ	khvāhaṃ
indeed	I	I definitely
so	assa	svāssa
that	for him	that for him
yato	adhikaraṇaṃ	yatvādhikaraṇaṃ
from which	reason	on account of which
yo	ayaṃ	yvāyaṃ
whoever	this	whoever this

ua > va

anu	addhamāsaṃ	anvaddhamāsaṃ
(following)	half month	every half month
nu	ajja	nvajja
(?)	today	today?

ua > vā

tesu	ahaṃ	tesvāhaṃ
in those	I	I in those
su	akkhāto	svākkhāto
(well)	explained	well explained

uā > vā

madhu	āsava	madhvāsava
honey	extract	honey liquor
su	āgata	svāgata
(well)	arrived	mastered
bahu	ābādho	bahvābādho
much	sickness	frequently ill

ue > ve

anu	eti	anveti
(follow)	goes	follows
sīlesu	eva	sīlesveva
in behaviours	just	just in behaviour
tu	eva	tveva
but/yet	just	however

what is Possibility #7 ?

u or o followed by a dissimilar vowel can become its relative semi-vowel v. The following vowel may be lengthened.