The Sinhala Hal Kirima (්) performs the exact same function as the Tamil Pulli (்). They remove the inherent vowel sound.
| Sinhala | IPA | Tamil | IPA | Mapping Type | |---|---|---|---|---| | ක | ka | க | ka | Phonetic match; different glyph | | ඛ | kha | க | ka | Merged (Tamil lacks aspiration) | | ග | ga | க | ka | Voicing lost in Tamil script | | ඝ | gha | க | ka | Merged | | ඞ | ṅa | ங | ṅa | Rare in Tamil; exists | | ච | ca | ச | ca | Partial match | | ඡ | cha | ச | ca | Merged | | ජ | ja | ச | ca | Voicing neutralized | | ඤ | ña | ஞ | ña | Good match | | ට | ṭa | ட | ṭa | Retroflex match | | ඨ | ṭha | ட | ṭa | Merged | | ඩ | ḍa | ட | ḍa | Voiced in Sinhala, unvoiced in Tamil script | | ණ | ṇa | ண | ṇa | Good match | | ත | ta | த | ta | Dental match | | ථ | tha | த | ta | Merged | | ද | da | த | ta | Voicing difference | | න | na | ந | na | Good match | | ප | pa | ப | pa | Good match | | ඵ | pha | ப | pa | Merged | | බ | ba | ப | pa | Voicing neutralized | | භ | bha | ப | pa | Merged | | ම | ma | ம | ma | Excellent match (similar glyphs) | | ය | ya | ய | ya | Good match | | ර | ra | ர | ra | Good match | | ල | la | ல | la | Good match | | ව | va | வ | va | Good match | | ශ | śa | ஶ | śa | Tamil uses ஶ for śa (rare) | | ෂ | ṣa | ஷ | ṣa | Good match | | ස | sa | ஸ | sa | Sinhala sa is dental; Tamil uses grantha sa | | හ | ha | ஹ | ha | Grantha borrowing in Tamil | | ළ | ḷa | ள | ḷa | Excellent match | | ෆ | fa | ப | pa | No /f/ in Tamil; approximated | sinhala to tamil letters
You change the inherent vowel using special signs attached to the consonant. The Sinhala Hal Kirima (්) performs the exact