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Navigating the literature \"ransacked\" by Gundert requires a thorough understanding of the abbreviations used to cite the historical authority of each entry.<\/span><\/div>\n
Multi-Column Glossary of Abbreviations<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Abbreviation<\/span><\/div><\/th>\n
\n
Meaning<\/span><\/div><\/th>\n
\n
Abbreviation<\/span><\/div><\/th>\n
\n
Meaning<\/span><\/div><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
a M.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
ancient Malay\u0101\u1e37am<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
RC.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
R\u0101ma Charitam<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
a med.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
ancient Medical Treatises<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
TR.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
Tellicherry Records (1796-1799)<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Chintar.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
Chint\u0101-ratnam<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
Nasr.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
Nasr\u0101\u1e47is<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
G.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
Greek (tongue)<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
L.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
Latin (tongue)<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
V1.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
Verapoly Dict. (Mal. & Port.)<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n
\n
V2.<\/b><\/div><\/td>\n
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Verapoly Dict. (Port. & Mal.)<\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Navigating the Primary Sources<\/b> <\/span>A student should recognize that a reference like <\/span>R\u0101ma Charitam (RC)<\/b> denotes the earliest phase of the language, predating the Sanskrit alphabet's introduction and Portuguese contact. In contrast, the <\/span>Tellicherry Records (TR)<\/b> represent the height of 18th-century administrative prose. Together, these sources allow the dictionary to serve as a complete historical record of Malayalam's evolution.<\/span><\/div>","rendered":"
Navigating the literature “ransacked” by Gundert requires a thorough understanding of the abbreviations used to cite the historical authority of each entry.<\/span><\/div>\n
Multi-Column Glossary of Abbreviations<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Abbreviation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/th>\n
\n
Meaning<\/span><\/div>\n<\/th>\n
\n
Abbreviation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/th>\n
\n
Meaning<\/span><\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
a M.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
ancient Malay\u0101\u1e37am<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
RC.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
R\u0101ma Charitam<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
a med.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
ancient Medical Treatises<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
TR.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Tellicherry Records (1796-1799)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Chintar.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Chint\u0101-ratnam<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Nasr.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Nasr\u0101\u1e47is<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
G.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Greek (tongue)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
L.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Latin (tongue)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
V1.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Verapoly Dict. (Mal. & Port.)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
V2.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Verapoly Dict. (Port. & Mal.)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Navigating the Primary Sources<\/b> <\/span>A student should recognize that a reference like <\/span>R\u0101ma Charitam (RC)<\/b> denotes the earliest phase of the language, predating the Sanskrit alphabet’s introduction and Portuguese contact. In contrast, the <\/span>Tellicherry Records (TR)<\/b> represent the height of 18th-century administrative prose. Together, these sources allow the dictionary to serve as a complete historical record of Malayalam’s evolution.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-30","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":19,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/30\/revisions\/31"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/19"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/30\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=30"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=30"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}