U+0D7B "ൻ" Malayalam Letter Chillu N Unicode Character

U+0D7B "ൻ" Malayalam Letter Chillu N is a unique grapheme in the Malayalam script used to represent a pure consonant sound, specifically the nasal alveolar /n/, without an inherent vowel. It is part of the "chillu" characters, which are special letters in Malayalam that denote a standalone consonant or a consonant that ends a syllable, often occurring in word-final positions or before other consonants. This character helps distinguish written forms where the "n" sound is pronounced independently, avoiding the need for an explicit vowel sign, and it is commonly found in loanwords, literary texts, and modern standard Malayalam orthography.