ct.— -mar. 1859-60.] in Roman characters. 



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hould be " alakku." If we are to adopt " turn" and " putti" 

 then we should have " padi" (for the Madras measure or puddee) 

 and " marakkal" (for marcal.) The word " maund" I believe to 

 be a corruption of the Persian " man" (generally written " raun" 

 in Bengal.) 



Besides the word " rupee" the word " sepoy" is one requiring 

 consideration. At one time the " Friend of India" always spelt 

 it " sipahi" which is correct, and this spelling could not give rise 

 to any error. " Mohur" should be " muhur." " Fanam" in the 

 original is " panam" (ussarLo.) Is this to be adopted ? Again 



such words as ' arrack' ('araq) 4 chuckler' (sakkiliyan) * tope' 

 (toppu) ' chatty' (Satti) * Toddy' (tari) ' pariah' (paraiyan) ' choul- 

 try' (Sattiram) may by most persons be considered Anglicised and 

 be entered in the list (for I conclude some list must be made out) 

 of exceptions. It will not do to give a licence by the word, &c. 



I perceive in the printed copy of Sir C. Trevelyan's address to 

 Narsingha Rao that the old spelling Cutcherry is changed to 

 " Kach'hari." Now after such a reform in the case of one of the 

 most stereotyped of words, there can hardly be a reason for refus- 

 ing a similar reform in the writing of another Revenue stereotyped 

 word " ryot" or the D. P. W. word " jelly," or the Military 

 " Batta," or the judicial " pottah," or the Commissariat " corni- 

 copoly" (supposed by some to be connected with corn or gram) 

 or the Marine " catamaran," or the Police " taliary," or the Cus- 

 tom House " maund." Then " parcherry," " cooly" and " dooly" 

 must yield to the innovation, and should not '* jastee" be 

 " ziyadati." 



P. S. — As " Kandy" is written by authority " Kandi" and 

 " Ossoor" " Usur," I conclude Vepery should be written " Veperi," 

 and " Mylapoor" " Mayilapur" and " Perumbore" " Perambur." 

 If so, should not " Chepauk" be written " Sepakkam," and 

 " Egmore" Elambur ? 



I have avoided entering into any discussion as to the advan- 

 tages expected from transliteration in general. There can be no 

 doubt that for words used in official correspondence, a reform is 

 necessary. 



