Dear Nina, Jim and Mahinda,

thanks again for your corrections and refinements, especially the discussion of naamanaama and pavattanato. Indeed, I am glad to hear it is a better attempt this time.

I refine the last sentence as follows,

Manifold, indeed, the suffixes are, from/on account of (their) occurring among the various substantives, primary (verbal) derivatives, compounds, secondary (nominal) derivatives and verbs.

metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Mahinda Palihawadana wrote:

>> Anekavidhaa hi paccayaa naanappakaaresu naamanaama kitanaama
>> samaasanaama taddhitanaamaakhyaatesu pavattanato.
>> Manifold, indeed, the suffixes, out of the many, [include]
>> substantive, verbal derivative, compound, nominal derivative,
>> [and] among verbs, from the process.

> J: For the suffixes are of many kinds on account of (their)
> occurences in various ways in ?nouns, primary derivatives,
> compounds, secondary derivatives, and verbs.

MP: I would prefer 'occuring' to 'occurences'.