Tamil Script Letters and Diacritics Flashcards
1
Q
க்
A
k
pronounced [k], [ɡ], [x], [ɣ], [h], or [ɦ]
2
Q
ங்
A
ṅ
pronounced [ŋ]
3
Q
ச்
A
c
pronounced [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ], [ʃ], [s], [ʒ], or [z]
4
Q
ஞ்
A
ñ
pronounced [ɲ]
5
Q
ட்
A
ṭ
pronounced [ʈ], [ɖ], or [ɽ]
6
Q
ண்
A
ṇ
pronounced [ɳ]
7
Q
த்
A
t
pronounced [t̪], [d̪], [ð], or [θ]
8
Q
ந்
A
n
pronounced [n̪]
9
Q
ப்
A
p
pronounced [p], [b], [β], or [ɸ]
10
Q
ம்
A
m
pronounced [m]
11
Q
ய்
A
y
pronounced [j]
12
Q
ர்
A
r
pronounced [ɾ]
13
Q
ல்
A
l
pronounced [l]
14
Q
வ்
A
v
pronounced [ʋ]
15
Q
ழ்
A
l̠
pronounced [ɻ]
16
Q
ள்
A
ḷ
pronounced [ɭ]
17
Q
ற்
A
r̠
pronounced [r], [t], or [d]
18
Q
ன்
A
n̠
pronounced [n]
19
Q
ஜ்
A
j
pronounced [d͡ʒ]
20
Q
ஶ்
A
ś
pronounced [ɕ] or [ʃ]
21
Q
ஷ்
A
ṣ
pronounced [ʂ]
22
Q
ஸ்
A
s
23
Q
ஹ்
A
h
24
Q
க்ஷ்
A
kṣ
25
அ
a
{inherent vowel}
(pronounced [ʌ])
26
ஆ
ā
| pronounced [ɑː]
27
ா
ā (diacritic)
| pronounced [ɑː]
28
இ
i
| pronounced [i]
29
ி
i (diacritic)
| pronounced [i]
30
ஈ
ī
| pronounced [iː]
31
ீ
ī (diacritic)
| pronounced [iː]
32
உ
u
| pronounced [u] or [ɯ]
33
ு
u (diacritic)
| pronounced [u] or [ɯ]
34
ஊ
ū
| pronounced [uː]
35
ூ
ū (diacritic)
| pronounced [uː]
36
எ
e
| pronounced [e]
37
ெ
e (diacritic)
| pronounced [e]
38
ஏ
ē
| pronounced [eː]
39
ே
ē (diacritic)
| pronounced [eː]
40
ஐ
ai
| pronounced [ʌj]
41
ை
ai (diacritic)
| pronounced [ʌj]
42
ஒ
o
| pronounced [o]
43
ொ
o (diacritic)
| pronounced [o]
44
ஓ
ō
| pronounced [oː]
45
ோ
ō (diacritic)
| pronounced [oː]
46
ஔ
au
| pronounced [ʌʋ]
47
ௌ
au (diacritic)
| pronounced [ʌʋ]
48
ஃ
(visarga)
used as a diacritic to represent sounds foreign to the Tamil language
