ஔ-row (கௌ ஙௌ சௌ …)

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The ஔ-row compound letters — uyirmey (உயிர்மெய்) — are formed by joining each of the 18 pure consonants with the vowel ஔ. The result: 18 single glyphs that each carry one consonant and one vowel sound.

How they’re formed

க் + ஔ = கௌ (kau)  ·  ங் + ஔ = ஙௌ (ṅau)  ·  ச் + ஔ = சௌ (cau)

… and so on for all 18 consonants. The vowel sign ௌ attaches to every consonant in the same way.

The 18 ஔ-row compound letters

ஙௌ rare ஞௌ rare டௌ rare ணௌ rare தௌ rare நௌ rare பௌ rare மௌ rare யௌ rare ரௌ rare லௌ rare வௌ rare ழௌ rare ளௌ rare றௌ rare னௌ rare

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