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


Suprasegmentals
IPA
[[|ˈ]] stress
(placed before stressed syllable)
  1. ^ ا ب پ ت Only when preceded by a nasal consonant or when not preceded by a stop consonant. Never word-initial.
  2. This letter does not belong to Tamil script, but is widely accepted as an ad-hoc from Grantha script ( See Usage of other lingual consonants in Tamil script). This sound may be replaced by ச (as in s) in pure Tamil, which is not an accurate phonetic representation.
  3. Only when preceded by a nasal consonant or not preceded by a stop consonant
  4. (only as an intervocalic in colloquial speech;not when it appears as the first letter of a word,
  5. As a first letter of a word or preceded by stop consonants
  6. As intervocalic and not preceded by stop consonant or permitted soft consonant
  7. As a first letter of a word or when preceded by stop consonants

Bibliography ترمیم

  • Elinor Keane (2004)، "Tamil"، Journal of the International Phonetic Association، 34 (1): 111–116، doi:10.1017/S0025100304001549 

External links ترمیم