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Basic Mapping

Here you can find the basic mapping to get started typing Malayalam with examples.

Vowels

MalayalamMozhiUnicode Character(s)Malayalam ExampleMozhi Example
aAഅലala
aaAAആലaala
iIഇലila
iiIIഈറiiRa
uUഉമuma
uuUUഊമuuma
RVOCALIC RഋഷിRshi
eEഎലിeli
EEEഏലംElam
aiAIഐക്യംaikyam
oOഒരുoru
OOOഓരംOram
auAUഔഷധംaushadham
HVISARGAദുഃഖംduHkham

Consonants

MalayalamMozhiUnicode Character(s)Malayalam ExampleMozhi Example
kaKAകലkala
khaKHAനഖംnakham
gaGAഗരംgaram
ghaGHAമേഘംmEgham
ngaNGAങ്യാവൂngyaavoo
chaCAചരംcharam
chhaCHAഛായchhaaya
jaJAജലംjalam
jhaJHAഝാൻസിjhaansi
njaNYAഞാൻnjaan
TaTTAടിപ്പുTippu
ThaTTHAപാഠംpaaTham
DaDDAഡപ്പിDappi
DhaDDHAദൃഢംdRDham
NaNNAമണംmaNam
thaTAതത്തthaththa
thhaTHAകഥkathha
daDAദയdaya
dhaDHAധനംdhanam
naNAനന്ന്nann
paPAപലpala
phaPHAഫലംphalam
baBAബലംbalam
bhaBHAഭയംbhayam
maMAമയംmayam
yaYAയതിyathi
raRAരണ്ട്raNT
laLAലതlatha
vaVAവരംvaram
SaSHAശരംSaram
shaSSAഷാരംshaaram
saSAസാരംsaaram
haHAഹാരംhaaram
LaLLAഇളiLa
zhaLLLAഇഴizha
RaRRAപറpaRa
റ്റtaRRA, VIRAMA, RRAറ്റാറ്റtaata
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Chillus

The letters r, n, N, l, L or m at the beginning of a word or after a vowel will form corresponding chillu character. Anusvara () is considered a chillu of .

MalayalamMozhiUnicode Character(s)Malayalam ExampleMozhi Example
rCHILLU RRഅവർavar
nCHILLU Nഅവൻavan
NCHILLU NNആൺaanh
lCHILLU Lഅവൽaval
LCHILLU LLഅവൾavalh
mANUSVARAജിംjim

Semi-vowel Signs

Described by examples:

MalayalamMozhiUnicode Character(s)Malayalam ExampleMozhi Example
സ്യsyaSA, VIRAMA, YAസസ്യംsasyam
സ്രsraSA, VIRAMA, RAസ്രാവംsraavam
സ്ലslaSA, VIRAMA, LAസ്ലാവിക്slaavik
സ്ളsLaSA, VIRAMA, LLAബ്ളോഗ്bLOg
സ്വsvaSA, VIRAMA, VAസ്വരംsvaram