1. Uyir Ezhuththukkal (Vowels):
* These represent the basic vowel sounds.
* There are 12 Uyir Ezhuththukkal:
* அ (a)
* ஆ (aa)
* இ (i)
* ஈ (ee)
* உ (u)
* ஊ (oo)
* எ (e)
* ஏ (ai)
* ஒ (o)
* ஓ (au)
* ஃ (a, short, silent)
* ௐ (aa, short, silent)
2. Mei Ezhuththukkal (Consonants):
* These represent the consonant sounds.
* There are 18 Mei Ezhuththukkal:
* க (ka)
* ங (nga)
* ச (cha)
* ஞ (nja)
* ட (ṭa)
* ண (ṇa)
* த (tha)
* ந (na)
* ப (pa)
* ம (ma)
* ய (ya)
* ர (ra)
* ல (la)
* வ (va)
* ழ (zha)
* ள (ḷa)
* ற (ṟa)
* ன (ṉa)
Important Notes:
* Combining Vowels and Consonants: Tamil letters are written in a way that combines vowels and consonants to create different sounds.
* Diacritics: There are several diacritics or symbols that are added to letters to change their pronunciation.
* Other Characters: There are also special characters for numbers and punctuation.
Let me know if you want to learn more about specific aspects of the Tamil alphabet or want to know about how letters are combined to create words!