Tolkappiyar

“ The word [panai] elides its ending [ai] and the letter [aa] takes place of [ai] in coalescence. 285/82 The preceding word [panai] ] =Palmyra and the succeeding word [kodi] =flag coalesce with an additional consonant of the succeeding. 286/83 Words denoting the name of a month and a name of a day in a month coalesce as discussed in previous chapter. 287/84 The word [mazai] =rain coalesces as the word [val’] does. 288/85 According to the learned men, the preceding word [ve’tkai] =appetite and the succeeding word [avaa] =desire coalesce with some modifications. ”