The letter ழ is unique. While often mapped to ළ in Sinhala, it is actually pronounced by curling the tongue back further. It is the 'L' in "Tamil" ( தமிழ் ).
Since both scripts evolved from a common ancestor, you’ll notice that many letters have similar "personalities." For instance, both languages use vowel markers (diacritics) to change a consonant sound. For example: க + ஆ = கா ( Ka + aa = Kaa ක + ආ = කා ( Ka + aa = Kaa The concept is identical! By using the Sinfonetic system or comparing alphabet charts full tamil alphabet with sinhala letters
| Tamil | Sinhala | Tamil Name | Sinhala Name | |-------|---------|------------|---------------| | அ | අ | a | ayanna | | ஆ | ආ | aa | aayanna | | இ | ඉ | i | iyanna | | ஈ | ඊ | ii | iiyanna | | உ | උ | u | uyanna | | ஊ | ඌ | uu | uuyanna | | எ | එ | e | eyanna | | ஏ | ඒ | ee | eaeyanna | | ஐ | ඓ | ai | ai yanna | | ஒ | ඔ | o | oyanna | | ஓ | ඕ | oo | ooyanna | | ஔ | ඖ | au | au yanna | The letter ழ is unique