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Malayalam alphabet

The Malayalam script

Vowels and consonants of the Malayalam alphabet, with Romanised pronunciation and example words.

Vowels

  • അ

    a

    അമ്മ (mother)

  • ആ

    ā

    ആന (elephant)

  • ഇ

    i

    ഇല (leaf)

  • ഈ

    ī

    ഈച്ച (housefly)

  • ഉ

    u

    ഉറുമ്പ് (ant)

  • ഊ

    ū

    ഊഞ്ഞാൽ (swing)

  • ഋ

    r̥

  • എ

    e

    എലി (rat)

  • ഏ

    ē

  • ഐ

    ai

  • ഒ

    o

    ഒട്ടകം (camel)

  • ഓ

    ō

  • ഔ

    au

Consonants

  • ക

    ka

  • ഖ

    kha

  • ഗ

    ga

  • ഘ

    gha

  • ങ

    ṅa

  • ച

    cha

  • ഛ

    chha

  • ജ

    ja

  • ഝ

    jha

  • ഞ

    ña

  • ട

    ṭa

  • ഠ

    ṭha

  • ഡ

    ḍa

  • ഢ

    ḍha

  • ണ

    ṇa

  • ത

    ta

  • ഥ

    tha

  • ദ

    da

  • ധ

    dha

  • ന

    na

  • പ

    pa

  • ഫ

    pha

  • ബ

    ba

  • ഭ

    bha

  • മ

    ma

  • യ

    ya

  • ര

    ra

  • ല

    la

  • വ

    va

  • ശ

    śa

  • ഷ

    ṣa

  • സ

    sa

  • ഹ

    ha

  • ള

    ḷa

  • ഴ

    ḻa

  • റ

    ṟa

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