विकिपीडिया, कश्चन स्वतन्त्रः विश्वकोशः
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Malayalam pronunciations.
| IPA |
Malayalam |
English approximation
|
| b
|
ബ
|
"p" in a low tone
|
| bʱ
|
ഭ
|
| t͡ʃ
|
ച
|
church
|
| t͡ʃʰ
|
ഛ
|
church
|
| ɕ
|
ശ
|
sheep
|
| ɖ
|
ഡ
|
dog ([t] on a low tone)
|
| ɖʱ
|
ഢ
|
dog ([ts] on a low tone)
|
| ɠ
|
ഗ
|
go ([tɕ] on a low tone)
|
| ɡʱ
|
ഘ
|
gone ([k] on a low tone)
|
| h
|
ഹ
|
head
|
| d͡ʒ
|
ജ
|
junior
|
| d͡ʒʱ
|
ഝ
|
judge
|
| k
|
ക
|
'coat
|
| kʰ
|
ഖ
|
can
|
| ɭ
|
ള
|
swedish sorrl
|
| ɻ
|
ഴ
|
run
|
| m
|
മ
|
mall
|
| ŋ
|
ങ
|
sing
|
| ɲ
|
ഞ
|
as the Spanish "ñ"
|
| p
|
പ
|
pain
|
| r
|
റ
|
cur'd
|
| ɾʲ
|
ര
|
(no equivalent)
|
| ʂ
|
ഷ
|
as a "hs"
|
| s
|
സ
|
so
|
| t
|
ത
|
toolbar
|
| j
|
യ
|
yes
|
| ʋ
|
വ
|
(no equivalent)
|
|
| IPA
|
Malayalam |
English approximation
|
| Vowels
|
| aː
|
ാ
|
kart
|
| e
|
െ
|
Spanish "e"
|
| eː
|
േ
|
double "e"
|
| i
|
ി
|
see
|
| iː
|
ീ
|
Irving
|
| o
|
ൊ
|
Spanish "o"
|
| oː
|
ോ
|
cort
|
| u
|
ു
|
discussion
|
| uː
|
ൂ
|
church
|
| An Effect Vowel
|
| Effect |
Malayalam Effect
|
| Consonant
|
്
|
|
