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Type your text here See your results here AnGkilaththukku Nigaraana thamizh choRkaL aRiya inGku ezhuthunGkaL Equivalent HTML text

The vowels:
a	அ	aa, A	ஆ	i	இ	ee, I	ஈ	u	உ	oo, U	ஊ
e	எ	ae, E	ஏ	ai	ஐ	o	ஒ	oa, O	ஓ	au	ஔ
Ahh, H	ஃ

The Consonants:
g, k, kh, c	க்	nG	ங்	ch	ச்	j	ஜ்	nY	ஞ்
d, t	ட்	nN	ண்	dh, th	த்	N	ந்	n	ன்
b, bh	ப்	m	ம்	y	ய்	r	ர்	R	ற்
l	ல்	L	ள்	zh	ழ்	v, w	வ்
sh	ஷ்	s	ஸ்	h	ஹ்	f	ஃப்

Letters like g and k represent the same thamizh letter. So, "akhilaa", "akilaa", "agilaa", "acilaa" all give "அகிலா"

To get the complete syllable, suffix it with an "a". For eg., "pa" is "ப".

For half syllables, stop with the code for that syllable alone. For eg., "zh" is "ழ்". The general rule of thumb is that with two touching syllables, the former syllable is a half syllable. So, "chcha" is "ச்ச". The syllable "ங்" has to be typed out as "ng" and it is usually followed by a "k". As in, "thangkai" "தங்கை".

Some examples

vijay	விஜய்
vidhyaa	வித்யா
lathaa	லதா
latchumiNaaraayanNan	லட்சுமிநாராயணன்
akhilaa	அகிலா
pirathaap	பிரதாப்
bharath	பரத்
kirushnNaswAmi	கிருஷ்ணஸ்வாமி