^⟨க⟩ represents [h] in intervocalic position, but not when it appears as the first letter of a word.
^ 4.04.1Dental [n̪] and alveolar [n] are allophones in Tamil. Both sound like /n/ to English speakers.
^⟨ற⟩ represents [dr] and [tːr] after corresponding nasal consonant and when geminated, respectively, in which the [t] and the [d] represent the voiceless and voiced postalveolar stops.
