ൔ

Letter

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

Example

 * : /han̪t̪um/

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)