Tamil script: what is the traditional use of _aytam_

[BP Jonsson]

Dear Indologists,

I wonder what was the traditional use of _aytam_ in Tamil script?  It seems
from what I've gleaned that it indicated some kinde of aspiration, perhaps
was a kind of visarga?


/BP 8^)>
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