Advance Alphabet
Vowels (உயிர் எழுத்துக்கள் Uyir Eḻuttukaḷ)
|
Independent |
Vowel sign |
ISO |
Sound |
|
அ |
N/A |
a |
u as in nut |
|
ஆ |
ா |
ā |
a as in father |
|
இ |
ி |
i |
i as in tip |
|
ஈ |
ீ |
ī |
e as in easy |
|
உ |
ு |
u |
u as in put |
|
ஊ |
ூ |
ū |
oo as in bloom |
|
எ |
ெ |
e |
e as in pen |
|
ஏ |
ே |
ē |
a as in ate |
|
ஐ |
ை |
ai |
ai as in Thai |
|
ஒ |
ொ |
o |
o as in opera |
|
ஓ |
ோ |
ō |
o as in show |
|
ஔ |
ௌ |
au |
ou as in house |
|
ః,ஃ |
் |
ḥ |
h as in aha |
Consonants (மெய் எழுத்துக்கள் Mey Eḻuttukkaḷ)
The dot above each consonant mutes the ‘a’ sound eg. க(ka) vs க்(k).
|
Letter |
ISO |
Sound |
|
க் |
k |
k as in kite |
|
ங் |
ṅ |
ng as in ring |
|
ச் |
c |
ch as in chill |
|
ஞ் |
ñ |
ng as in syringe |
|
ட் |
ṭ |
t as in toy |
|
ண் |
ṇ |
n as in news |
|
த் |
t |
th as in tooth |
|
ந் |
n |
n as in panther |
|
ப் |
p |
p as in pack |
|
ம் |
m |
m as in plum |
|
ய் |
y |
y as in yak |
|
ர் |
r |
r as in three |
|
ல் |
l |
l as in lion |
|
வ் |
v |
v as in very |
|
ழ் |
ḻ |
l sound (tongue retracted) |
|
ள் |
ḷ |
l as in marble |
|
ற் |
ṟ |
r as in citric |
|
ன் |
ṉ |
n as in win |
|
Grantha Consonants |
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|
ஶ் |
ś |
sh as |
|
ஜ் |
j |
j as in joke |
|
ஷ் |
ṣ |
s as in smile |
|
ஸ் |
s |
s as in small |
|
ஹ் |
h |
h as in high |
|
க்ஷ் |
kṣ |
ksas in racks |
|
ஶ்ர |
śr |
sr as in sri devi |
|
ஸ்ரீ |
śrī |
sri as in Sri Lanka |
|
Foreign Consonants |
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|
ஃப் |
f |
f as in fate |
|
ஃஜ் |
z |
z as in zoom |
|
ஃஸ் |
x |
x as in exam |
|
ஃக் |
kh |
kh as in khan |
Example of a Consonant Combined with all Vowels
|
Consonant |
|
Vowel |
|
New Form |
|
க் k |
+ |
அ a |
= |
க ka |
|
க் k |
+ |
ஆ ā |
= |
கா kā |
|
க் k |
+ |
இ i |
= |
கி ki |
|
க் k |
+ |
ஈ ī |
= |
கீ kī |
|
க் k |
+ |
உ u |
= |
கு ku |
|
க் k |
+ |
ஊ ū |
= |
கூ kū |
|
க் k |
+ |
எ e |
= |
கெ ke |
|
க் k |
+ |
ஏ ē |
= |
கே kē |
|
க் k |
+ |
ஐ ai |
= |
கை kai |
|
க் k |
+ |
ஒ o |
= |
கொ ko |
|
க் k |
+ |
ஓ ō |
= |
கோ kō |
|
க் k |
+ |
ஔ au |
= |
கௌ kau |
|
Used in Sanskrit |
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|
க் k |
+ |
அ: ḥ |
= |
க்: kḥ |
|
க் k |
+ |
௫ r̥ |
= |
க்௫ kr̥ |
|
க் k |
+ |
௹ r̥̄ |
= |
க்௹ kr̥̄ |
|
க் k |
+ |
ல்௫ l̥ |
= |
க்ல்௫ kl̥ |
|
க் k |
+ |
ல்௹ l̥̄ |
= |
க்ல்௹ kl̥̄ |
