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end of a word, it is indifferently written ator ay. Thus “4 or aqz. 
The following are examples. : 
wt rupat, a rupee” (fem.) wel phulai, a blossom (fem.) 
Yu yee Dy 
Be surai, a goglet (fem.) =@q bonai, from below, not I. 
wie kolai, a wife (fem.) qa bumai, even eyebrows (fem.) 
Ze milai, absolutely, root and ®a ruwai, I shall plant for thee. 
branch. ata wonai, | shall weave for thee. 
ee f ES : , 
wa khdnai, elbows even (nigcay- Wat zwar, I shall live for thee. 
arthé) (fem.) saa bdwai, I shall be for thee. 
GIz subthai, very early in the aa walai, I shall fold for thee. 
morning. ut suwat, I shall sew for thee. 
Ea tshdpat, even silent (H. cup- & kai, vomiting. - 
hi.) 
When ai is at the commencement or in the middle of a word it 
may optionally be pronounced as if it were the modified @ (=é). This 
is easily explained when it is remembered that @ is derived from @+2. 
The following are examples. 
aith, eight, also SIs. ath (éth.) 
wais, age, also aig wa@s (wés) (fem.) 
gd. 
y A) 
qGy ay AY ay sly o| 
a a a alae 
mail, desire, also ae mal (ml) (masc.) 
gail, name of place, also a1@ gal (gél) (masc.) 
said, a saiyad, also aE sad (sdd) (masc.) 
main, a frog (word seldom used) (masc.) _ 
zain, a wooden bucket, also ata zan (zn) (fem.) 
aib, a defect, also Ta ab (6b) (masc.) 
aE waid, name of caste, also az wad (wéd), masce. 
@y_ parth, a road, also qe path (péth) or Ue panth (masc.) 
ZH_ aig, enjoyment, also Sat ae (6¢) (masc.) 
ax war, enmity, also art war (wor) (masc.) 
Za sail, a stroll, also ue sal (s6l) (masc.) 
ia rain, name of caste, also Ua ran (rén) (masc.) 
#4u maith, a corpse, also HU math (moth) (masc.) 
The vowel d is usually pronounced as in Sanskrit or Hindi. The 
following are examples. en 
‘ 
Wit khor, a foot (masc.) Wire poe, a flower (masc.) 
wit< zor, force (masc.) ara bog, dearness(in price. )(masc.) 
Wi<__ mor, a peacock (masc. ) <is_ roth, a kind of bread (masc.) 
Gra pon, a frost-crack in hand or 4@T€ bor, burden (masc.) 
foot, the anus (masc.) @<_ sr, a hog (masce.) 
