Dear List members,

In Caṅkam poetry the word kutirai for "horse" is relatively rare, compared to puravi and ivul̥i. If originally the latter two words referred to a special type or aspect of the horse in question (like colour) they have come to be used as general words for "horse" in, e.g. puravittēvar, the Aśvins, and ivul̥ittāmaṉ, Aśvatthāman. I would like to know if there is some literature about the two words?

Herman