Malayalam Alphabet | മലയാളം അക്ഷരമാല

The Malayalam alphabet consists of 15 vowels and 36 consonants. It is used to write Malayalam, one of the major Dravidian languages of India.

അ
A
a
ആ
Aa
ā
ഇ
I
i
ഈ
Ii
ī
ഉ
U
u
ഊ
Uu
ū
ഋ
R̥
r̥
എ
E
e
ഏ
Ē
ē
ഐ
Ai
ai
ഒ
O
o
ഓ
Ō
ō
ഔ
Au
au
ക
Ka
ka
ഖ
Kha
kha
ഗ
Ga
ga
ഘ
Gha
gha
ങ
Ṅa
ṅa
ച
Ca
ca
ഛ
Cha
cha
ജ
Ja
ja
ഝ
Jha
jha
ഞ
Ña
ña
ട
Ṭa
ṭa
ഠ
Ṭha
ṭha
ഡ
Ḍa
ḍa
ഢ
Ḍha
ḍha
ണ
Ṇa
ṇa
ത
Ta
ta
ഥ
Tha
tha
ദ
Da
da
ധ
Dha
dha
ന
Na
na
പ
Pa
pa
ഫ
Pha
pha
ബ
Ba
ba
ഭ
Bha
bha
മ
Ma
ma
യ
Ya
ya
ര
Ra
ra
ല
La
la
വ
Va
va
ശ
Śa
śa
ഷ
Ṣa
ṣa
സ
Sa
sa
ഹ
Ha
ha
ള
Ḷa
ḷa
ഴ
Ḻa
ḻa
റ
Ṟa
ṟa

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About the Malayalam Alphabet

The Malayalam script is an abugida used to write Malayalam and several other languages. It evolved from the Grantha script.

History

Malayalam script developed from the Grantha script during the 9th-11th centuries CE. It has undergone significant reforms in the 20th century.

Key Features

  • Written from left to right
  • 15 vowels and 36 consonants
  • Abugida script
  • Rounded letter shapes
  • Vowel diacritics modify consonants