moẕimutleẕuttu (p. 368) s. Initial letters, proper to begin words. These are any of the twelve vowels, and ச, ச, த, ப, ங, ஞ, ந, ம, ய, வ. as animated consonants.-Note. Usually these consonants (as initials) may be animated by any vowel as well as அ, but ங, must have also a vowel prefix. 7)