Tamil Script Letters and Diacritics

Question 1

க்

Answer 1

k

pronounced [k], [ɡ], [x], [ɣ], [h], or [ɦ]

Question 2

ங்

Answer 2

ṅ

pronounced [ŋ]

Question 3

ச்

Answer 3

c

pronounced [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ], [ʃ], [s], [ʒ], or [z]

Question 4

ஞ்

Answer 4

ñ

pronounced [ɲ]

Question 5

ட்

Answer 5

ṭ

pronounced [ʈ], [ɖ], or [ɽ]

Question 6

ண்

Answer 6

ṇ

pronounced [ɳ]

Question 7

த்

Answer 7

t

pronounced [t̪], [d̪], [ð], or [θ]

Question 8

ந்

Answer 8

n

pronounced [n̪]

Question 9

ப்

Answer 9

p

pronounced [p], [b], [β], or [ɸ]

Question 10

ம்

Answer 10

m

pronounced [m]

Question 11

ய்

Answer 11

y

pronounced [j]

Question 12

ர்

Answer 12

r

pronounced [ɾ]

Question 13

ல்

Answer 13

l

pronounced [l]

Question 14

வ்

Answer 14

v

pronounced [ʋ]

Question 15

ழ்

Answer 15

l̠

pronounced [ɻ]

Question 16

ள்

Answer 16

ḷ

pronounced [ɭ]

Question 17

ற்

Answer 17

r̠

pronounced [r], [t], or [d]

Question 18

ன்

Answer 18

n̠

pronounced [n]

Question 19

ஜ்

Answer 19

j

pronounced [d͡ʒ]

Question 20

ஶ்

Answer 20

ś

pronounced [ɕ] or [ʃ]

Question 21

ஷ்

Answer 21

ṣ

pronounced [ʂ]

Question 22

ஸ்

Answer 22

s

Question 23

ஹ்

Answer 23

h

Question 24

க்ஷ்

Answer 24

kṣ

Question 25

அ

Answer 25

a

{inherent vowel}

(pronounced [ʌ])

Question 26

ஆ

Answer 26

ā

pronounced [ɑː]

Question 27

ா

Answer 27

ā (diacritic)

pronounced [ɑː]

Question 28

இ

Answer 28

i

pronounced [i]

Question 29

ி

Answer 29

i (diacritic)

pronounced [i]

Question 30

ஈ

Answer 30

ī

pronounced [iː]

Question 31

ீ

Answer 31

ī (diacritic)

pronounced [iː]

Question 32

உ

Answer 32

u

pronounced [u] or [ɯ]

Question 33

ு

Answer 33

u (diacritic)

pronounced [u] or [ɯ]

Question 34

ஊ

Answer 34

ū

pronounced [uː]

Question 35

ூ

Answer 35

ū (diacritic)

pronounced [uː]

Question 36

எ

Answer 36

e

pronounced [e]

Question 37

ெ

Answer 37

e (diacritic)

pronounced [e]

Question 38

ஏ

Answer 38

ē

pronounced [eː]

Question 39

ே

Answer 39

ē (diacritic)

pronounced [eː]

Question 40

ஐ

Answer 40

ai

pronounced [ʌj]

Question 41

ை

Answer 41

ai (diacritic)

pronounced [ʌj]

Question 42

ஒ

Answer 42

o

pronounced [o]

Question 43

ொ

Answer 43

o (diacritic)

pronounced [o]

Question 44

ஓ

Answer 44

ō

pronounced [oː]

Question 45

ோ

Answer 45

ō (diacritic)

pronounced [oː]

Question 46

ஔ

Answer 46

au

pronounced [ʌʋ]

Question 47

ௌ

Answer 47

au (diacritic)

pronounced [ʌʋ]

Question 48

ஃ

Answer 48

(visarga)

used as a diacritic to represent sounds foreign to the Tamil language