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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.