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. Since the Tamil script is an abugida, every consonant has an inherent value of .
# | Letter | Name | IPA |
---|---|---|---|
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 | |
14. | ங | ṅa | |
15. | ச | ca | |
16. | ஞ | ña | |
17. | ட | ṭa | |
18. | ண | ṇa | |
19. | த | ta | |
20. | ந | na | |
21. | ன | ṉa | |
22. | ப | pa | |
23. | ம | ma | |
24. | ய | ya | |
25. | ர | ra | |
26. | ற | ṛa | |
27. | ல | la | |
28. | ள | ḷa | |
29. | ழ | ḻa | |
30. | வ | va |