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Quillpad allows users to type freely without having to follow any strict typing rules. While Quillpad predicts most words correctly, there may be a few cases where the desired word may not appear in the predicted options. Such words can be composed by entering the words in an ITRANS like scheme.
The following examples demonstrate how to write words using the ITRANS like scheme
| Input | Output | |
| raaj/kumaar | ராஜ்குமார் | Note the use of '/' in this example | | rAShTrapati | ராஷ்ட்ரபதி | We can use either 'aa' or 'A' | | raaj.h^^kumaar | ராஜ்குமார் | It can be written this way too. | | kanna.mbaaDi | கந்நஂபாடி | You can use .n or .m for anusvara |
Scheme Table
Vowels
| அ (a) | ஆ (A,aa) | இ (i) | ஈ (I,ii,ee) | உ (u) | ஊ (U,oo) | எ (e) | ஏ (E) | ஐ (ai) | ஒ (o) | ஓ (O) | ஔ (au,ou) |
Mathras
Mathras are joined with base consonants or conjuncts to complete a composite letter Examples
- க + ி = க்ற்றி
- க்ஷ + ே = க்ஷே
| ா (A,aa) | ி (i) | ீ (I,ii,ee) | ு (u) | ூ (U,oo) | ெ (e) | ே (E) | ை (ai) | ொ (o) | ோ (O) | ௌ (au,ou) |
Anusvara,Visarga and Bindus
Bindus are used with consonants and conjuncts Examples
Consonants
| க (k,g) | ங (~N,NG) |
| ச (c,ch) | ஜ (j,jh) | ஞ (~n) |
| ட (T,D) | ண (N) |
| த (t,th,d) | ந (n) | ன (Nn) |
| ப (p) | ஃப (f,ph) | ப (b) | ம (m) |
| ய (y) | ர (r) | ற (R) | ல (l) | ள (L) | ழ (zh) | வ (v,w) | ஶ (sh,S) | ஷ (Sh,SH) | ஸ (s) | ஹ (h) |
Extended Consonants (Defined for convenience)
Halanth
Halanth is used to combine two consonants to form conjuncts Examples
- க +்+ ஷ = க்ஷ
- ஷ +்+ ட + ் + ர = ஷ்ட்ர
Halanth is also used to form half-consonants. க + ் = க்
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