Lesson 3 – Menthamizh Script – Consonants – Strong Sounds

         ‘k’ as in talk                           क्

         ‘ch’ as in each                       च्

        ‘t’ as in eat                             ट्

         ‘th’ as in oath                         त्

         ‘p’ as in cap                           प्

         ‘rr’ as in hurry                        ऱ्

Adding the  modifier symbol, we get
         ‘g’ as in tag                            ग्

         ‘j’ as in jar                             ज्

        ‘d’ as in lead                          ड्

         ‘dh’ as in buddha                   द्

         ‘b’ as in cab                           ब्

         ‘z’ as in zoo                            ज़्         (Rarely used in Pillai Thamizh)

Adding the  modifier symbol
         ‘h’ as in heat                          ह्         (Sparingly used)

        ‘sh’ as in fish                         श्         (Sparingly used)

         ‘f’ as in cab                            फ्        (Rarely used)

Adding both the  and  modifier symbols
         ‘s’ as in ease                          स्

         ‘t’ as in art                             ठ्

Summarizing in a table