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

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

Malayalam

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɨ̆m/
  • (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.

Example

  • ഹന്തുൔ (hantum, to kill) : /han̪d̪um/

Usage notes

  • It's used instead of the if the succeeding word begins with a vowel
  • It's also used at the end of sentence instead of

Alternative forms

  • മ്
  • (formerly was used to indicate gemination)

See also

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