Talk:Āytam

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The article claims, without any reference or proof, "Its resemblance to the three dots that were found on shields in mediaeval times, and the similarity of the name āytham to the word āyutham meaning 'weapon' or 'tool' has resulted in it often being called āyutha ezhuthu (literally, 'the war-weapon letter')". This is patently wrong. The Tolkappiyam says it is ஆய்த எழுத்து and not அயுத எழுத்து. The meaning and import is quite different. If somebody makes a mistake of calling it āyutham, should it be repeated here?ā--Aadal 19:13, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Yes this article needs good cleanup. This topicis much more serious than the way it is right now. Statements about resemblance to some weapon criticized in the above talk are undeserving to be here especially when no serious citation is given. perichandra1 19:42, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Gemination?
This: "...(1) it occurred after a short vowel and before a stop (voiceless), and its place of articulation is like that of the stop. In other words, ... assimilates to the following voiceless stop" seems to indicate that the aytam denotes gemination of the following sound. Does it?Nagakura shin8 (talk) 03:00, 13 February 2012 (UTC)