ఀ
Used to write the candrabindu in Sanskrit text written in Telugu. It is not used for the Telugu language.s
`, '\u{0C01}': `ఁ
Represents the former location of a historic candrabindu. Shriramana Sharma quotes Krishnamurti as saying that "This preservation has helped the poets to revive its phonetic value when they need it for metrical exigencies and ignore it when not: even in the 9th and 10th century inscriptions written in poetry, we have the complete nasals being written without their phonetic value; if they were to be read as nasals, the metre would be disturbed."s
The candrabindu to be used for Sanskrit text written in Telugu script is ఀ [U+0C00 TELUGU SIGN COMBINING CANDRABINDU ABOVE]
`, '\u{0C02}': `ం
Final consonant.
m~n~ŋ A homorganic nasal when it occurs before a plosive.
అంగము
m when followed by a non-plosive consonant, or at the end of a word.d,415
సింహ
లగాం
`, '\u{0C03}': `
ః
h~ha, usually the latter, used in syllable-final position. Principally for Sanskrit words.
పునః
`, '\u{0C04}': `
ఄ
`, '\u{0C05}': `అ
a independent vowel.
అన్నీ
`, '\u{0C06}': `
ఆ
aː independent vowel.
ఆకు
`, '\u{0C07}': `
ఇ
i independent vowel.
ఇక్కడ
`, '\u{0C08}': `
ఈ
iː independent vowel.
ఈక
`, '\u{0C09}': `
ఉ
u independent vowel.
ఉమ్ము
`, '\u{0C0A}': `
ఊ
uː independent vowel.
ఊదా
`, '\u{0C0B}': `
ఋ
ru, eg. సమృద్ధిగా
`, '\u{0C0B}': `ఋ
ɻ̍/ru independent vocalic.
ఋతువు
నైఋతి
`, '\u{0C0C}': `
ఌ
`, '\u{0C0E}': `ఎ
e independent vowel.
ఎక్కడ
రొమ్ముఎముక
`, '\u{0C0F}': `
ఏ
eː independent vowel.
ఏరు
`, '\u{0C10}': `
ఐ
aj independent diphthong.
ఐదు
`, '\u{0C12}': `
ఒ
o independent vowel.
ఒకటి
`, '\u{0C13}': `
ఓ
oː independent vowel.
ఓడ
This atomic, single character should be used rather than the combination of 0C12 0C55.
`, '\u{0C14}': `ఔ
aw independent diphthong.
ఔషధము
This atomic, single character should be used rather than the combination of 0C12 0C4C. `, '\u{0C15}': `
క
k consonant with inherent vowel a.
కథానిక
ఇక్కడ
పక్షి
`, '\u{0C16}': `ఖ
kʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
ఖగము
`, '\u{0C17}': `
గ
ɡ consonant with inherent vowel a.
గంగ
`, '\u{0C18}': `
ఘ
ɡʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
ఘంట
`, '\u{0C19}': `
ఙ
Rare.
ŋ consonant with inherent vowel a.
తాంజోఙ్ ఱూ
Associated with Sanskrit, and relatively rare in Telugu.d,416
`, '\u{0C1A}': `చ
t͡ʃ consonant with inherent vowel a in native Dravidian words before i and e sounds (long or short), and in Sanskrit words.
చలనము
t͡s in native Dravidian words when followed by a, o or u soundsd,417.
చాలా
This atomic, single character should be used rather than the combination of 0C12 0C55. This character doesn't decompose.
`, '\u{0C1B}': `ఛ
t͡ʃʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
ఛాతీ
`, '\u{0C1C}': `
జ
d͡ʑ consonant with inherent vowel a in native Dravidian words before i and e sounds (long or short), and in Sanskrit words.
జన్మము
d͡z in native Dravidian words when followed by a, o or u soundsd,417.
జాగు
d͡ʒ in the consonant cluster జ్ఞd.
జ్ఞానము
`, '\u{0C1D}': `ఝ
d͡ʒʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
ఝంఝ
`, '\u{0C1E}': `
ఞ
ɲ consonant with inherent vowel a.
ఆజ్ఞ
ఞానదంతాలు
Associated with Sanskrit, and relatively rare in Telugu.d,416 It mostly occurs in the conjunct జ్.
`, '\u{0C1F}': `ట
ʈ consonant with inherent vowel a.
టెంకాయ
`, '\u{0C20}': `
ఠ
ʈʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
పాఠశాల
`, '\u{0C21}': `
డ
ɖ consonant with inherent vowel a.
ఆడుబిడ్డ
`, '\u{0C22}': `
ఢ
ɖʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
గూఢము
`, '\u{0C23}': `
ణ
ɳ consonant with inherent vowel a.
రేణువు
`, '\u{0C24}': `
త
t consonant with inherent vowel a.
తరువాత
`, '\u{0C25}': `
థ
tʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
కథానిక
`, '\u{0C26}': `
ద
d consonant with inherent vowel a.
దాదాపు
`, '\u{0C27}': `
ధ
dʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
ధరాధరము
`, '\u{0C28}': `
న
n consonant with inherent vowel a.
నమూనా
`, '\u{0C2A}': `
ప
p consonant with inherent vowel a.
పసుపు
`, '\u{0C2B}': `
ఫ
pʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
ఫలము
`, '\u{0C2C}': `
బ
b consonant with inherent vowel a.
బాట
`, '\u{0C2D}': `
భ
bʰ consonant with inherent vowel a.
భర్త
`, '\u{0C2E}': `
మ
m consonant with inherent vowel a.
మంచు
`, '\u{0C2F}': `
య
j consonant with inherent vowel a.
యాభై
`, '\u{0C30}': `
ర
r consonant with inherent vowel a.
రహదారి
ఎరుపు
`, '\u{0C31}': `
ఱ
ɽ consonant with inherent vowel a.
మాఱుచు
ఱేకు
`, '\u{0C32}': `ల
l consonant with inherent vowel a.
లాలాజలము
`, '\u{0C33}': `
ళ
ɭ consonant with inherent vowel a.
పెళ్ళాం
`, '\u{0C34}': `
ఴ
Archaic.
ʐ consonant with inherent vowel a.
Unique to the Dravidian language family, this is used in texts that contain transliterations of other Dravidian languages that use this letter, such as Tamil ழ, and Malayalam ഴ.wy
`, '\u{0C35}': `వ
ʋ consonant with inherent vowel a.
వెలతక్కువైన
`, '\u{0C36}': `
శ
ʃ consonant with inherent vowel a.
శైశవము
`, '\u{0C37}': `
ష
ʂ mostly used for Sanskrit words.
ʃ often in modern speech, like శ [U+0C36 TELUGU LETTER SHA].d,417
`, '\u{0C37}': `ష
ʂ consonant with inherent vowel a. Mostly used for Sanskrit words.
ఔషధము
షాంపూ
ʃ often in modern speech, like 0C36.d,417
`, '\u{0C38}': `స
s consonant with inherent vowel a.
సరస్సు
`, '\u{0C39}': `
హ
h, eg. మహిళ
In clusters where this occurs initially, the order of sounds may be reversedd,417, eg. చిహ్నము
`, '\u{0C39}': `హ
h consonant with inherent vowel a.
మహిళ
చిహ్నము
In clusters where this occurs initially, the order of sounds may be reversed, according to Danielsd,417. Thus చిహ్నము above would be pronounced t͡ɕinhamu.
`, '\u{0C3D}': `ఽ
Archaic.
Avagraha.
`, '\u{0C3E}': `ా
aː vowel sign.
గాలి
æː when it occurs in the past tense suffixd,417.
తాగాను
`, '\u{0C3F}': `
ి
i vowel sign.
పిట్ట
`, '\u{0C40}': `
ీ
This atomic, single character should be used rather than the combination of ి + ౕ [U+0C3F TELUGU VOWEL SIGN I + U+0C55 TELUGU LENGTH MARK]
`, '\u{0C40}': `ీ
iː vowel sign.
గీరు
This atomic, single character should be used rather than the combination of 0C3F 0C55.
`, '\u{0C41}': `ు
u vowel sign.
ఎరుపు
`, '\u{0C42}': `
ూ
uː vowel sign.
బూడిద
`, '\u{0C43}': `
ృ
ru~ri vocalic vowel sign.
తృప్తి
వృంతము
కృష్ణ
`, '\u{0C44}': `ౄ
`, '\u{0C46}': `ె
e vowel sign.
లెక్కపెట్టు
Combinations
aj is ై (rare) Only found in decomposed text.
`, '\u{0C47}': `
ే
eː vowel sign.
చేయి
బేరముచేయు
æː when the first syllable in a word followed by a or aː, according to Danielsd,417.
మేడ
This atomic, single character should be used rather than the combination of 0C46 0C55. This character doesn't decompose.
`, '\u{0C48}': `ై
aj diphthong vowel sign.
నైఋతి
యాభై
This vowel-sign decomposes and recomposes during normalisation. It is therefore possible to find it encoded as either 0C48 or 0C46 0C56. It is normal to use the atomic version.
`, '\u{0C4A}': `ొ
o vowel sign.
గొంతునొప్పి
Not used at the end of a word.wl
`, '\u{0C4B}': `ో
oː vowel sign.
గోరు
This atomic, single character should be used rather than the combination of 0C4A 0C55. `, '\u{0C4C}': `
ౌ
aw diphthong vowel sign.
కౌముది
`, '\u{0C4D}': `
్
Virama.
`, '\u{0C55}': `ౕ
`, '\u{0C56}': `ౖ
Rare. Only found in decomposed text.
Length mark.
Combinations
aj is ై (rare) Only found in decomposed text.
`, '\u{0C58}': `
ౘ
Archaic.
t͡s consonant with inherent vowel a.
ౘక్కని is an alternate form of చక్కని.
`, '\u{0C59}': `
ౙ
Archaic.
d͡z consonant with inherent vowel a.
ౙనుము is an alternate form of జనుము.
`, '\u{0C5A}': `
ౚ
Archaic.
`, '\u{0C60}': `
ౠ
`, '\u{0C61}': `ౡ
`, '\u{0C62}': `ౢ
`, '\u{0C63}': `ౣ
`, '\u{0C66}': `౦
Infrequent.
0 digit.
`, '\u{0C67}': `౧
Infrequent.
1 digit.
`, '\u{0C68}': `౨
Infrequent.
2 digit.
`, '\u{0C69}': `౩
Infrequent.
3 digit.
`, '\u{0C6A}': `౪
Infrequent.
4 digit.
`, '\u{0C6B}': `౫
Infrequent.
5 digit.
`, '\u{0C6C}': `౬
Infrequent.
6 digit.
`, '\u{0C6D}': `౭
Infrequent.
7 digit.
`, '\u{0C6E}': `౮
Infrequent.
8 digit.
`, '\u{0C6F}': `౯
Infrequent.
9 digit.
`, '\u{0C77}': `౷
`, '\u{0C78}': `౸
`, '\u{0C79}': `౹
`, '\u{0C7A}': `౺
`, '\u{0C7B}': `౻
`, '\u{0C7C}': `౼
`, '\u{0C7D}': `౽
`, '\u{0C7E}': `౾
`, '\u{0C7F}': `౿
`, }