حرف صحیحs
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IPA |
Tamil |
English approximation
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[[|b]]
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ப[1] |
band
| [[|d̪]]
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த[1] |
similar to "d" in dent, but with the دندانی حروف صحیح
| [[|ɖ]]
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ட[1] |
similar to "d" in dot, but with the ہم مخرجی حروف صحیح
| [[|d͡ʑ]]
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ஜ[2] |
hedge
| [[|ð]]
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த[3] |
other
| [[|ɡ]]
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க[1] |
gate
| [[|h]]
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க[4] |
heat
| [[|j]]
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ய |
yak
| [[|k]]
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க |
skate
| [[|l̪]]
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ல |
similar to "l" in let, but with the دندانی حروف صحیح
| [[|ɭ]]
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ள |
similar to "l" in let, but with the ہم مخرجی حروف صحیح
| [[|m]]
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ம |
much
| [[|n̪]]
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ந |
similar to "n" in net, but with the دندانی حروف صحیح
| [[|n]]
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ன |
not
| [[|ɳ]]
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ண |
similar to "n" in not, but with the ہم مخرجی حروف صحیح
| [[|ɲ]]
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ஞ |
piñata, canyon
| [[|ŋ]]
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ங |
song
| [[|p]]
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ப[5] |
spy
| [[|r]]
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ற |
(when not doubled) trilled r
| [[|ɾ̪]]
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ர |
like American English better or Spanish caro, but with the دندانی حروف صحیح
| [[|ɽ]]
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ட |
like American English better or Spanish caro, but with the ہم مخرجی حروف صحیح
| [[|ɻ]]
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ழ |
like "r" in rotten, but with the ہم مخرجی حروف صحیح
| [[|s]]
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ச[6] |
like "s" in sum
| [[|t̪]]
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த[7] |
like "t" in stable, but with the دندانی حروف صحیح
| [[|ʈ]]
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ட |
like "t" in stable, but with the ہم مخرجی حروف صحیح
| [[|tʃ]]
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ச |
catch
| [[|ʋ]]
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வ |
between w and v; Dutch wang
| [[|x]]
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ஃ |
guttural "ch", as in Scottish loch or German Bach
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مصوتs
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IPA |
Tamil |
English approximation
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[[|aː]]
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ஆ |
bra
| [[|a]]
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அ |
nut
| [[|eː]]
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ஏ |
Yale
| [[|e]]
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எ |
yell
| aɪ̯
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ஐ |
kite
| aʊ̯
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ஔ |
somewhat like house
| [[|iː]]
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ஈ |
feet
| [[|i]]
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இ |
dill
| [[|oː]]
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ஓ |
old
| [[|o]]
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ஒ |
law
| [[|uː]]
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ஊ |
loot
| [[|u]]
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உ |
look
| [[|ɯ]]
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உ |
good
| ̃
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-ம, -ன |
nasal vowel ([ãː], [õː], etc.)
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