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Tamil alphabet

The Tamil script

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

Vowels

  • அ

    a

    அம்மா (mother)

  • ஆ

    ā

    ஆடு (goat)

  • இ

    i

  • உ

    u

  • எ

    e

Consonants

  • க

    ka

  • ங

    ṅa

  • ச

    cha

  • ட

    ṭa

  • த

    tha

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