-M-

euphonic consonant inserted between two vowels to avoid hiatus, as agga-m-agga the best of all Vin.iv.232 aṅga-m-aṅgāni limb by limb Vin.iii.119; Vv.38#2, etc See also SN.iii.254 (yena-m-idh’ ekacco); Dhp.34 (oka-mokata ubbhato); Snp.765 (aññatra-m-ariyehi); Mnd.269 (dvaye-m-eva); Ja.i.29 (asīti-hattha-m-ubbedha, for hatth’ ubbedha); Ja.iii.387 (katattho-m-anubujjhati); Ja.v.72 (orena-m-āgama); Ja.vi.266 (pacchā-m-anutappati); Snp-a.309 (rāg’ ādi-m-anekappakāraṃ)
■ On wrong syllable division through Sandhi-m-, and thus origin of specific Pali forms see māsati.