y (p. 370) A syllabic letter compounded of ய் and அ. It is a numeral, probably a corruption of 1 the initial of Dasan=ten; a numeral 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. யகரஉடம்படுமெய், s. [in gram.] The consonant ய் as a connecting letter. 13)