ஸ்
ss
. Palatal sibilant. . A dental sibilant.
Tamil Lexicon
[s ] . A sibilant letter from the Grant'ha, or the Sanscrit alphabet.--''Note.'' All words beginning with this letter, and their derivatives, are, of course, Sanscrit or of Sanscrit derivation. The native Tamil has no sibilant letter; ச being properly a palatal.
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š.
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Palatal sibilant.
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s.
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A dental sibilant.
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