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