1898.] G. A. Grierson— On the Kapniri Noun. 91 
I. On the Rhyming Repetition of words ( anuprdsa ). 
Words of any kind are repeated to show indefiniteness or recipro¬ 
city. In such a case the letter q w or v xr p is usually substituted in 
the second word, for the first letter of the original word (viii. i. 30). 
Thus, 
TO«r Wlf kardn war an chuh, he is doing it or nearly doing it. 
3TPC ^f«T»r dydr vydr anin , let him bring the wealth, &c. 
bat a wat a kliyayin , let him eat rice, &c. 
anwdr wanwar or anwar panwar ^ turn 
and turn about. 
If the main word begins with V p or ^ v or w , the second begins 
with ^ v or w or xf p respectively (viii. i. 31). Thus,— 
tpC par war , read (imperative), &c. 
fxf*T«J N pats a wais a ditin , let him give pice and the like. 
wagan pUgan an , bring brinjals and other like 
vegetables. 
wdz a pdz a chih , they are cooks, &c. 
The word (f*T^) vyuts a collection, makes xn^ - vvuts « 
' O' o' O' “ —‘ 
pots'* , an omnium gatherum. 
There are irregular formations, such as (viii. i. 32). 
sjcff (f*pj) ^ nyuk* suk w , a collection. ^ nyuk w means literally 
‘ a little.’ 
mygnd u tygnd u , mouthfuls, &c. 
I ^ | ^ 
hal u kal* , crooked, &c. ; but 
s» s* 
TO hal u wal u , girdles and the like. 
^ 'e 
^1^ ^tIsT hdnz ® ganz boatmen, &c. 
1 1 
WJ phgl u pliyat u , ornaments, &c. 
tffr ont u wont w , shallow and the like. 
s» ^ 
These compounds are feminine when they denote reciprocity. For 
examples, see p. 71. 
