Tamil Alphabet
Below is a table showing the Tamil alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.
Tamil Alphabet | English Sound | Pronunciation Example |
Consonant | ||
роХ் | k | as in kit |
роЩ் | с╣Е | as in noon |
роЪ் | c | as in cow |
роЮ் | ├▒ | as in Canyon |
роЯ் | с╣н | as in toy |
рог் | с╣З | as in news |
род் | t | as in time |
рои் | n | as in night |
рок் | p | as in pool |
роо் | m | as in man |
роп் | y | as in you |
ро░் | r | as in rabbit |
ро▓் | l | as in lion |
ро╡் | v | as in very |
ро┤் | с╕╗ | as in red |
ро│் | с╕╖ | as in look |
ро▒் | с╣Я | as in room |
рой் | с╣Й | as in night |
ро╢் | ┼Ы | as in show |
роЬ் | j | as in joke |
ро╖் | с╣г | as in smile |
ро╕் | s | as in small |
ро╣் | h | as in high |
роХ்ро╖் | kс╣г | as in racks |
Vowel | as in | |
роЕ | a | as in apple |
роЖ | ─Б | as in father |
роЗ | i | as in tip |
роИ | ─л | as in deep |
роЙ | u | as in ultimate |
роК | ┼л | as in moon |
роО | e | as in elephant |
роП | ─У | as in weed |
роР | ai | as in Thai |
роТ | o | as in opera |
роУ | ┼Н | as in moon |
роФ | au | as in bowl |
Combined letters | as in | |
роХ (роХ் + роЕ) | ka | as in cat |
роХா (роХ் + роЖ) | k─Б | as in cow |
роХி (роХ் + роЗ) | ki | as in kit |
роХீ (роХ் + роИ) | k─л | as in kiwi |
роХு (роХ் + роЙ) | ku | as in Kung-fu |
роХூ (роХ் + роК) | k┼л | as in cooler |
роХெ (роХ் + роО) | ke | as in kept |
роХே (роХ் + роП) | k─У | as in keep |
роХை (роХ் + роР) | kai | as in Cairo |
роХொ (роХ் + роТ) | ko | as in Congo |
роХோ (роХ் + роУ) | k┼Н | as in cooler |
роХௌ (роХ் + роФ) | kau | as in coward |