This appendix explains characters written in the Tamil script.
This appendix is related to the Tamil alphabet. The Tamil alphabet has 12 vowels, 18 consonants, 12 vowels by 18 consonants, 1 unique character ஃ totalling 247 letters.
# | Letter | Name | IPA | Transliterated as |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | அ | a | ||
2. | ஆ | ā | ||
3. | இ | i | ||
4. | ஈ | ī | ||
5. | உ | u | or | |
6. | ஊ | ū | ||
7. | எ | e | ||
8. | ஏ | ē | ||
9. | ஐ | ai | or | |
10. | ஒ | o | ||
11. | ஓ | ō | ||
12. | ஔ | au | or | |
13. | க | ka | k | |
14. | ங | ṅa | ṅ | |
15. | ச | ca | c | |
16. | ஞ | ña | ñ | |
17. | ட | ṭa | ṭ | |
18. | ண | ṇa | ṇ | |
19. | த | ta | t | |
20. | ந | na | n | |
21. | ன | ṉa | ṉa | |
22. | ப | pa | p | |
23. | ம | ma | m | |
24. | ய | ya | y | |
25. | ர | ra | r | |
26. | ற | ṛa | ṛ | |
27. | ல | la | l | |
28. | ள | ḷa | ḷ | |
29. | ழ | ḻa | ḻ | |
30. | வ | va | v |