View source for 9. Word; Accent; Quantity

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== .1 ==
The peculiarity of the Tibetan mode of writing in distinctly marking the word-syllables, but not the words ([[Abbreviations|cf.]] [[4. Syllables|4]]) composed of two or more of these, sometimes renders is doubtful what is to be rgarded as one word.

== .2 ==
There exist a great number of small monosyllables, which serve for denoting different shades of notions, grammatical relations etc., and are postponed to the word in question; but never alter its original shape, though their own initials are not seldom influenced by its final consonant ([[Abbreviations|cf.]] [[15. Declension.|15]]).

== .3 ==
Such monosyllables may conveniently be regarded as terminations, forming one word together with the preceeding nominal or verbal root.

== .4 ==
The accent is, in such cases, most naturally given to the root, or, in compounds, generally to the latter part of the composition, as: ''[[mig]]'' ,eye', ''[[mig gi]]'' ,of the eye'; ''[[lag]]'' ,hand', [[lag shubs]]'' ,'hand covering, glove'.

== .5 == 



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