deriv LSK ETT STT aSTA ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

/yam / यम्

The /yam (or funny consonants) are the semivowels and the nasals:

y य् v व् r र् l ल्
J ञ् m म् G ङ् N ण् n न्

They appear listed in the /zivasUtra as —

ya va raT | य व रट्।
laN लण्
Ja ma Ga Na nam ञ म ङ ण नम्.

The other consonants are serious.