| Phonetic correspondence observed |
| Generally 16 Tamil consonants and 18 Korean consonnats have correspondence |
| the core correspondence—ie without variations (5 Tamil, 7 Korean letters) |
| 50% correspondence on other letters |
| wider variation of ㅅ sounds in Korean (5) but mapped with 2 Tamil letters |
| wider variation of ㄱ (3) mapped by 1 Tamil |
| wider variation of ㄷ (3) to 1 Tamil |
| Shrunk ㄴ(1) to 3 Tamil |
| Shrunk ㄹ (1) to 5 Tamil |