U+0D54, ൔ
MALAYALAM LETTER CHILLU M
[unassigned: U+0D50–U+0D53]

[U+0D4F]
Malayalam
[U+0D55]

Malayalam

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɨm̩/
  • (phoneme): IPA(key): /m̩/, /ᵊm/

Letter

(m)

  1. (archaic) ചില്ലക്ഷരം (vowelless consonant) of consonant .
  2. This letter, like other chillus, never occurs as the first letter of any Malayalam word.

Eg. ഹന്തുൔ: /hɐn̪t̪um̩/ or /hɐn̪t̪uᵊm/ (meaning: 'to kill')

Usage notes

  • It's used instead of the when the preceding consonant was having a vowel other than the inherited vowel /ɐ/.

Alternative forms

  • മ്
  • (formerly wasn't used with a consonant if it was followed by a vowel other than the inherited vowel i.e. /ɐ/)

See also

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