✨ Pillam - පිල්ලම්
Learn how vowel diacritics (pillam) modify consonants in Sinhala
What are Pillam?
In Sinhala, consonants by default have an inherent "a" sound. Pillam (පිල්ලම්) are diacritic marks added to consonants to change their vowel sound. For example, ක (ka) becomes කා (kaa), කි (ki), කු (ku), etc. when different pillam are applied.
Aakaaraya/ aelapilla
This Pillama is used to indicate 'aa' vowel sound in a consonant.
Aekaraya/aedaya
Thus pillam indicates 'ඇ' vowel sound in a consonant.
Aeekaaraya/ digu aedaya
This pilla indicates the vowel 'ඈ' sound in a consonant.
Ikaaraya
This pillam indicates 'ඉ' vowel sound in a consonant.
Iikaraya
This pillam is added to a consonant to indicate the 'ඊ' vowel sound in a consonant.
Ukaaraya/ digu papilla
This pillam indicates 'උ' vowel sound ina consonant
uukaaraya/ diga papilla
This pillam is called uukaraya/ diga papilla is used to indicate 'ඌ' sound in a consonant letter.
Ekaaraya/Kombuwa
This pillam is called kombuwa, and it's used witha consonant to indicate 'එ' vowel sound in the consonant.
Kombuwa saha halkireema
This pillams together indicate 'ඒ' vowel sound in a consonant.
Kombuwa saha aelapilla
This pillam is used to indicate the 'o' vowel sound in a consonant.
Kombuwa saha halaelapilla
This pillams are used together to indicate the 'ඕ' vowel sound ina consonant