Help:IPA/Tamil

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Tamli pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. See Tamil phonology for a more thorough discussion of the sounds of Tamil.

Consonants IPA Tamil English equivalent b ப abash β? ப d̪ த ado (closer to French d) ɖ ட guard dʒ ச hedge ð த other ɡ க agate h க head (final only) j ய yak k க scan l̪ ல leaf ɭ ள curl m ம much n̪ ந tenth n ன not ɳ ண burner ɲ ஞ canyon ŋ ங bank p ப span r ற trilled r ɾ̪ ர (US) ladder ɻ ழ morrow s ச sue t̪ த stable (closer to French t) ʈ ட art tʃ ச catch ʋ வ between w and v x ஃ ɣ க

Vowels IPA Tamil English equivalent aː ஆ Spanish or French a to English bra eː ஏ between yell and Yale ɛ எ yell ə அ nut iː ஈ feet ɪ இ dill oː ஓ old ɔ இ law uː ஊ loot ʊ உ look ɯ உ pencil  ̃ -ம, -ன nasal vowel ([ãː], [õː], etc.) Suprasegmentals IPA ˈ stress (placed before stressed syllable)