Tuesday 10 April 2012

i for ilai

i for ilai
ilai means leaf

இலை
இ=i
லை=lai
ல+ஐ=லை
la+ai=lai
When Tamil vowels are written in order, i(இ) is the third vowel. It is a short vowel. The long vowel corresponding to i is ee is written as ஈ. Actually this single vowel word has a meaning by itself. ஈ is the name for housefly in Tamil. Please remember the vowel sign for ai although written before the consonant is sounded after the consonant.
அலை(alai) is wave.
கலை(kalai) is art.
மலை(malai) is mountain
வலை(valai) is net
கவலை(kavalai) is sadness etc









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