256 H. L. St. Barbe—Pali Derivations in Burmese. [No. 4, 
khu (milakkho), nirtya (niraya), magha (magha), nagd (naga), akhobhani 
(akkhohini), kambulwe (kambulo). 
II. It was abbreviated, 
(a.) if the penultimate vowel was “a” or “i” and the last consonant 
uncompounded, by changing the vowel into “ ui’ and dropping the termi- 
nation. 
EF. g. phuil (phalam), buil (balam), gruih (graha), naguiy (nagaram), 
makuit (makata), rakkhuik (rakkhaka), guin: (gana), kasuin (kasina), 
karuin (karanam), ganuin (kdénanam ?), samuin (samanfia?). But kuiy 
(kaya) is an exception. 
“ T”? was occasionally changed into “I.” 
ZA. g. charuik (charita), amruik (amrita.) 
(6.) If the penultimate vowel was neither “ a’ nor “i,” or if the last 
consonant was a compound, the final vowel or syllable was dropped. 
EL. g. adhippay (adhippaya), apay (apdyo), dan (danda), dat (datu), 
upacha (upachdra), upade (upadesa), alin (alinda), kannamui (kannamilam), 
chhan: (chhanda), dhutan (dhuttanga), pullan (pullanko), nimit, (nimit- 
tam), kum (kumbha), van (vamsa), ekan (ekamsa), kan (kaif). 
N. B. In “ jani’” (janika) and chheti (ehhetiyam) the i has been leng- 
thened to allow the operation of this rule. 
Occasionally the vowel was shortened. 
#. g. nam (nama), yam (yama), amat (amatya), dan (diémam), bhum 
(bhimi), atit (atitam). 
2. In some cases more than one syllable is dropped. 
EL. g. upaid (upadanam), byaii: (byaiijanam), navarat (navaratanam), 
pitakat (pitakattayam). 
3. “o” is changed into “wu” in the words— 
anulum (anuloma), upus (uposatha), alup (dlopa). 
4. The vowel is lengthened in the words— 
ti (tula), ki (guha), va (vassam). 
5. A penultimate y is often changed into fi or é. 
[As a final, i has 3 sounds in Burmese, the first nearly corresponding 
to “i,” the second to “ é,” the 8rd (with an anusvara) to “in.’””] 
E. g. nai (naya), pachchafi (pachchaya), vinaii (vinaya), naré (niraya), 
sahé (sahaya). 
6. The letters i (with an anusvdra), nm and u are often employed 
anomalously. 
B. g. jai (jana), abhifiah (abhififid), upamafi (upamanam), uyyaii: 
(uyydénam), sabhan (sabha), bhavan (bhava), maggan* (magga), 4gum 
* Dr. Judson derives maggan from magganga. This appears unnecessary and 
erroneous. 
