- [y] A syllabic letter compounded of ய் and அ. It is a numeral, probably a corrup tion of 1 the initial of Dasan=ten; a nu meral before it is in the place of tens- thus 3, is thirty.--Derivatives from Sa. roots generally have இ prefixed, or ய, changed to எ; as a middle letter for the Sa. ஜ.
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