152 A GRAMMAR OF THE RULE 3d. When a noun of quality of pure Carnáțaca origin is joined to another noun of the same class, in order to form a compound word, it is deprived of it's affix ; and then acts as an adjective. EXAMPLES. సంగారుడుగసు a little boy, దప్పదలగియు a thick plank, డాంగుళాం wa crooked branch. EXCEPTION. When nouns of quality terminating in w or w are compounded with other nouns, the antecedent suffers certain changes, as follows: Io the modern dialect. In the ancient dialect, wow .a great thing............0 oreito ay........ For 25 dow...a small thing..........-88 or 80 at ........85.86, or to Fow... a black thing........fo or to at.....for 7:5 ney Tow..a white thing..........90$or-239%.c. 35 On down new thing.......... JOM...........TOM. Or to W.an old thing.........dogs or capab..yas or do ww...a tender thing .......o dos or a&at. ....ý ayaw..a good thing ..........29or .........20° Tor 2qF 23 7 ww. a small thing......... - W ............. wa W.a great thing.........lood............... Loe or more weiz ..a round thing............&. .w&3d, weg, or acto Da w...a long thing............ da atura........... sa at, or a to szow...a tasteful thing. .......bator raa..........zoat or ngo Sya..a thin thing.............. 9 .............. ...... or BF Digitized by Google
