Consonants

க்

ங்

ச்

ஞ்

ட்

ண்

த்

ந்

ப்

ISO transliteration

k

ṅ

c

ñ

ṭ

ṇ

t

n

p

Group

vallinam

mellinam

vallinam

mellinam

vallinam

mellinam

vallinam

mellinam

vallinam

k + a as in kaite

ng as in ring

ch as in catch

ng as in syringe

t as in tap

n as in Cinderella

th as in both

n as in panther

p as in pack

Consonants

ம்

ய்

ர்

ல்

வ்

ழ்

ள்

ற்

ன்

ISO transliteration

m

y

r

l

v

ḻ

ḷ

ṟ

ṉ

Group

mellinam

idaiyinam

idaiyinam

idaiyinam

idaiyinam

idaiyinam

idaiyinam

vallinam

mellinam

m as in plum

y as in yak

r as in stir

l as in lamp

v as in victory

(tongue retracted)

l as in marble

tr as in citric

n as in sin