Help:IPA for Malayalam

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 ഩ month

IPA Malayalam English approximation Vowels ə അ British RP of assert ɑː ാ, ആ British RP of cart e െ, എ Eight eː േ, ഏ Agent ɪ ി, ഇ sit iː ീ, ഈ seat o ൊ, ഒ pot oː ോ, ഓ Irish pronunciation of coat ʊ ു, ഉ full uː ൂ, ഊ fool r̥ ൃ, ഋ christian əɪ ൈ, ഐ mile əʊ ൗ, ൌ, ഔ British RP of fold An Effect Vowel Effect Malayalam Effect Consonant ്