എ
(y)e / எ / I think there's no Hindi equivalent to this short (kuRil) character.
The closest one is ए with the long sound.
Some words with this character :
എന്റെ - என்றெ (என்டெ) - एंटे - enRe / ente (My)
എവിടെ - எவிடெ - एविटे - evide (Where)
എന്തിനു - எந்தினு - एन्तिनु -enthinu (Why)
എവെരെസ്റ്റ് - எவெரெஸ்ட் - एवेरेस्ट - everest (Mt. Everest)
(y)e / எ / I think there's no Hindi equivalent to this short (kuRil) character.
The closest one is ए with the long sound.
Some words with this character :
എന്റെ - என்றெ (என்டெ) - एंटे - enRe / ente (My)
എവിടെ - எவிடெ - एविटे - evide (Where)
എന്തിനു - எந்தினு - एन्तिनु -enthinu (Why)
എവെരെസ്റ്റ് - எவெரெஸ்ட் - एवेरेस्ट - everest (Mt. Everest)
എന്റെ പൊന്നുമോള് (ente poNNumOL, meaning "my darling daughter"...look at Baby Shalini in a Shankar-Ganesh MD'ed Malayalam movie...also, please notice the last character in the disk cover, that could look different from how it comes up in google transliterate)
എനിക്ക് വിശക്കുന്നു (enikku vishakkunnu, means "I am hungry")
Letter # 9
ഏ
(y)E / ஏ / ए
It can be seen that this has exact equivalents in Thamizh & Malayalam. Also, please note that there's just a minor "dent" in the hook of it's short / kuRil version.
Some words that start with this letter:
ഏകജാതന് - ஏகஜாதன் - एकजातन - EkajAthan (only begotten)
ഏഴ് - ஏழ் - एल -Ezh (Hindi & English are not exact equivalents in this word, the second character is special to Thamizh & Malayalam, the word means number 7)
ഏപ്രില് - ஏப்ரில் - एप्रिल - April (that month)
ഏലം - ஏலம் - एलम - Elam (spice cardamom)
ഏ
(y)E / ஏ / ए
It can be seen that this has exact equivalents in Thamizh & Malayalam. Also, please note that there's just a minor "dent" in the hook of it's short / kuRil version.
Some words that start with this letter:
ഏകജാതന് - ஏகஜாதன் - एकजातन - EkajAthan (only begotten)
ഏഴ് - ஏழ் - एल -Ezh (Hindi & English are not exact equivalents in this word, the second character is special to Thamizh & Malayalam, the word means number 7)
ഏപ്രില് - ஏப்ரில் - एप्रिल - April (that month)
ഏലം - ஏலம் - एलम - Elam (spice cardamom)
ഏപ്രില് പതിനെട്ട് (April 18 / ஏப்ரில் 18, the debut movie of actress Shobhana, directed by Balachandra Menon)
ഏദന് തോട്ടം (Edhan thOttam / ஏதன் தோட்டம் that means eden garden)
The 10th letter "ai" has a prefix to the 8th one, the same prefix that will be used in a number of combinational letters later on. For those who know Thamizh, it's very easy to identify this character on the left - oththa suzhikkombu. That way, if this symbol is added to எ, that becomes ஐ
ഐ
Some words starting with this character :
ഐക്യം - ஐக்யம் - ऐक्यम - aikyam (union)
ഐശ്വര്യം - ஐஷ்வர்யம் - ऐश्वर्यं - aishwaryam (opulence / wealth)
(ഐശ്വര്യ റായ് = Aish
ഐവർ - ஐவர் - ऐवर - aivar (five people / pANdavAs)
ഐരാവതം - ஐராவதம் - ऐरावतम - airAvatham (elephant of Indran, purANam)
ഐ
Some words starting with this character :
ഐക്യം - ஐக்யம் - ऐक्यम - aikyam (union)
ഐശ്വര്യം - ஐஷ்வர்யம் - ऐश्वर्यं - aishwaryam (opulence / wealth)
(ഐശ്വര്യ റായ് = Aish
ഐവർ - ஐவர் - ऐवर - aivar (five people / pANdavAs)
ഐരാവതം - ஐராவதம் - ऐरावतम - airAvatham (elephant of Indran, purANam)
So, posting this wikipedia picture of ഐശ്വര്യ റായ് (Aishwarya Rai) :
