Meaning of 't'
ta. The name of a letter. In composition this is sometimes changed into da thus cetupatu chetu-patu. becomes chedpatu ched-patu. Colloquially it changes into sa. Thus atuvanti, aghavanti as, in English, intention is pronounced intenshun. This letter ta is sometimes inserted to prevent elision. uppu+eru (uppu-eru) becomes upputeru (uppu-te-ru.) a salt river. penku+illu, pendutillu. This may happen even where the first word is Sanskrit, thus: madaputenugu.
Meaning of ట
ṭa. The name of a letter. In composition this is sometimes changed into డ thus చేటుపాటు chēṭu-pāṭu. becomes ఛేడ్పాటు chēḍ-pāṭu. Colloquially it changes into ష. Thus అటువంటి, అఘవంటి as, in English, intention is pronounced intenshun. This letter ట is sometimes inserted to prevent elision. ఉప్పు+ఏరు (uppu-ēru) becomes ఉప్పుటేరు (uppu-ṭē-ru.) a salt river. పెంకు+ఇల్లు, పెండుటిల్లు. This may happen even where the first word is Sanskrit, thus: మదపుటేనుగు.
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