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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Malayalam pronunciations.
IPA |
Malayalam |
English approximation |
b |
ബ |
big |
bʱ |
ഭ |
bhangra |
t͡ʃ |
ച |
church |
t͡ʃʰ |
ഛ |
which hand |
ʃ |
ശ |
sugar |
ɖ |
ഡ |
dog |
ɖʱ |
ഢ |
bond her hair |
g |
ഗ |
go |
ɡʱ |
ഘ |
Ghana |
h |
ഹ |
head |
ɟ |
ജ |
junior |
ɟʱ |
ഝ |
hedgehog |
k |
ക |
king |
kʰ |
ഖ |
Stockholm |
ɭ |
ള |
Swedish sorrl |
ɻ |
ഴ |
run (without letting the tongue touch the palate) |
m |
മ |
mall |
ŋ |
ങ |
sing |
ɲ |
ഞ |
piñata |
p |
പ |
pain |
r |
റ |
Spanish tres |
ɾ |
ര |
three |
ʂ |
ഷ |
shun |
s |
സ |
so |
t̪ |
ത |
three |
j |
യ |
yes |
ʋ |
വ |
curve |
n̪ |
ന |
not |
n |
ന |
month |
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IPA |
Malayalam |
English approximation |
Vowels |
a |
അ |
British RP of assert |
aː |
ാ, ആ |
British RP of cart |
e |
െ, എ |
Eight |
eː |
േ, ഏ |
Agent |
i |
ി, ഇ |
sit |
iː |
ീ, ഈ |
seat |
o |
ൊ, ഒ |
pot |
oː |
ോ, ഓ |
Irish pronunciation of coat |
u |
ു, ഉ |
full |
uː |
ൂ, ഊ |
fool |
r̥ |
ൃ, ഋ |
christian |
ai̯ |
ൈ, ഐ |
mile |
au̯ |
ൗ, ൌ, ഔ |
foul |
An Effect Vowel |
Effect |
Malayalam Effect |
Consonant |
് |
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