Published: April 4, 2026 | Updated: April 23, 2026 | By AlphabetsLearn Team
Malayalam, the language of Kerala, has a beautiful and rounded script. The Malayalam Aksharamala consists of 51 letters – 15 vowels (സ്വരം) and 36 consonants (വ്യഞ്ജനം). Learning them is the first step to reading and writing Malayalam fluently. This guide provides complete lists with pronunciation, example words, and a free printable worksheet generator to practice tracing.
🎧 Listen to each Malayalam letter! Tap any letter on our tool → balloon pop + native pronunciation.
There are 15 vowels in Malayalam. They are pronounced independently.
അa (as in "about")
അമ്മ (amma – mother)
ആaa (as in "father")
ആന (aana – elephant)
ഇi (as in "ink")
ഇല (ila – leaf)
ഈee (as in "see")
ഈച്ച (eecha – fly)
ഉu (as in "put")
ഉപ്പ് (uppu – salt)
ഊoo (as in "boot")
ഊര് (oor – village)
ഋru (as in "rude")
ഋതു (rithu – season)
എe (as in "bed")
എലി (eli – rat)
ഏay (as in "say")
ഏണി (eni – ladder)
ഐai (as in "aisle")
ഐരാവതം (airaavatham – celestial elephant)
ഒo (as in "pot")
ഒട്ടകം (ottakam – camel)
ഓo (as in "go")
ഓണം (onam – festival)
ഔau (as in "out")
ഔഷധം (aushadham – medicine)
അംam (nasal)
അംഗം (angam – body part)
അഃaha (visarga)
ദുഃഖം (dukkham – sorrow)
🔊 Malayalam Consonants (Vyanjanam – വ്യഞ്ജനം)
There are 36 consonants in Malayalam, grouped by the place of articulation.
കka
കല (kala – art)
ഖkha
ഖരം (kharam – donkey)
ഗga
ഗഡു (gadu – fort)
ഘgha
ഘടം (ghadam – pot)
ങnga
ങാണി (ngaani – rare)
ചcha
ചക്ക (chakka – jackfruit)
ഛchha
ഛായ (chhaaya – picture)
ജja
ജലം (jalam – water)
ഝjha
ഝടിതി (jhadithi – quickly)
ഞnya
ഞാൻ (nyaan – I)
ടta (retroflex)
ടക്ക (takka – frog)
ഠtha (retroflex)
ഠാണ (thaana – police station)
ഡda (retroflex)
ഡംബര് (dambar – pomp)
ഢdha (retroflex)
ഢക്ക (dhakka – drum)
ണna (retroflex)
ണങ്ങാനി (nangaani – name)
തta (dental)
തല (thala – head)
ഥtha (dental)
ഥൈല്യം (thailyam – oil)
ദda (dental)
ദന്തം (dantham – tooth)
ധdha (dental)
ധനം (dhanam – wealth)
നna (dental)
നക്ഷത്രം (nakshatram – star)
പpa
പഴം (pazham – fruit)
ഫpha
ഫലം (phalam – result)
ബba
ബലം (balam – strength)
ഭbha
ഭാരം (bhaaram – burden)
മma
മനസ്സ് (manassu – mind)
യya
യന്ത്രം (yanthram – machine)
രra
രഥം (ratham – chariot)
ലla
ലത (latha – creeper)
വva
വായു (vaayu – air)
ശsha
ശരീരം (shareeram – body)
ഷsha (retroflex)
ഷഡ്ജം (shadjam – musical note)
സsa
സമുദ്രം (samudram – ocean)
ഹha
ഹൃദയം (hrudayam – heart)
ളla (retroflex)
കളി (kali – play)
ഴzha (retroflex)
തെളിവ് (thelivu – proof)
റra (trill)
കറി (kari – curry)
💡 Learning Tip: Start with the 15 vowels. Practice each day with our balloon pop game. Once comfortable, move to the consonants. Use the spin & win game as a reward after learning 5 new letters.
📥 Free Printable Malayalam Tracing Worksheets
Download a complete set of Malayalam alphabet tracing worksheets – one page per letter. Click the button below to generate a PDF instantly.
🎮 Fun Activities for Learning Malayalam
Balloon Pop Game: Tap any letter on our interactive tool → hear its pronunciation + pop a balloon.
Spin & Win: Gamified reward system – spin the wheel to win virtual prizes while identifying letters.
Daily Quiz: Our quiz mode randomly selects 5 questions from 50+ to test letter recognition.
Printable Charts: Use the free alphabet charts for wall reference.
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