are syllabic combinations of consonants (Hallulu) and vowel signs (Achulu). In English transliteration, they represent how a consonant's sound changes when paired with different vowels. Understanding the Structure
This adds an 'h' breath sound (Visarga).
| Vowel | Symbol | Combined | English | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | అ (A) | - | క | Ka | | ఆ (Aa) | ా | కా | Kaa | | ఇ (I) | ీ | కి | Ki | | ఈ (Ee) | ీ | కీ | Kee | | ఉ (U) | ు | కు | Ku | | ఊ (Oo) | ൬ | కూ | Koo | | ఋ (Ru) | ృ | కృ | Kru | | ఎ (E) | ె | కె | Ke | | ఏ (Ee) | ే | కే | Kay | | ఐ (Ai) | ై | కై | Kai | | ఒ (O) | ొ | కొ | Ko | | ఓ (Oo) | ో | కో | Koa | | ఔ (Au) | ౌ | కౌ | Kau | | అం (Am) | ం | కం | Kam | | అః (Aha) | ః | కః | Kaha |
are the combinations of consonants with vowels in the Telugu script. In other words, a Gunintham is a consonant symbol combined with a vowel sign, which produces a syllabic sound.
