Gnu/Linux,LaTeX and EveryThing Else....: Tamil symbols

Apart from the Tamil fractions and numerals there are other miscellaneous symbols. These can be typeset in XeLaTex or LuaLaTeX. Make sure you have installed the Noto Sans Tamil Supplement Font. To insert the Unicode character say in TeX studio press CTRL+ALT+u and input the Unicode number in the dialog box and press enter. i will mention the Unicode block and its corresponding character. Whenever we can type the symbols in IBus [uses the Tamil99 layout] I'll mention the keystrokes in the first column.

Measures of grain

11FD5 𑿕 1 நெல் one grain of paddy

11FD6 𑿖 செவிட்டு 360 grains of paddy

11FD7 𑿗 ஆழாக்கு 1,800 grains of paddy

11FD8 𑿘 உழக்கு 3,600 grains of paddy

- உரி 2 உழக்கு 7,200 grains of paddy

11FD9 𑿙 மூவுழக்கு 10,800 grains of paddy

0BF3 ௳ படி 14,400 grains of paddy

11FDA 𑿚 குருனி* 115,200 grains of paddy

11FDB 𑿛 பதக்கு 230,400 grains of paddy

11FDC 𑿜 முக்குருனி* 345,600 grains of paddy

* மரக்கால் என்றும் அழைக்கலாம்

* can also be called Marakkaal

Old currency symbols

11FDD 𑿝 காசு Paise

11FDE 𑿞 பணம் Money

11FDF 𑿟 பொன் Gold coin

11FE0 𑿠 வராகன் Gold coin bearing boar insgignia

Symbols of weight, length, and area

11FE1 𑿡 பாரம் Equals approx 227 kg

11FE2 𑿢 குழி* Approx 121 sq ft

11FE3 𑿣 வேலி Approx 242,000 sq ft

Agricultural symbols

11FE4 𑿤 நன்செய் Wet Cultivation

11FE5 𑿥 புன்செய் Dry Cultivation

11FE6 𑿦 நிலம் Land

11FE7 𑿧 உப்பளம் Salt Pan

Clerical symbols

11FE8 𑿨 வரவு Credit

11FE9 𑿩 எண் Number

11FEA 𑿪 நாளது Current date sign

11FEB 𑿫 சில்லரை Change

11FEC 𑿬 போக Spent sign

11FED 𑿭 ஆக Total Sign

Other symbols and abbreviations

11FEE 𑿮 வசம் Posession

11FEF 𑿯 முதல் Principal [Money]

11FF0 𑿰 முதலிய et cetera

11FF1 𑿱 வகையரா indicates items of a family or kind

11FFF 𑿿 - End of Text

Symbols in the Standard Tamil Unicode Block

A 0BF3 ௳ Day also pillaiyar suli நாள்

X 0BF4 ௴ Month மாதம்

C 0BF5 ௵ Year வருடம்

V 0BF6 ௶ Debit பற்று

B 0BF7 ௷ Credit வரவு

D 0BF8 ௸ As Above மேற்படி

A 0BF9 ௹ Rupee ருபாய்

S 0BFA ௺ Number எண், நிலுவை

N 0BD0 ௐ Om -

L 0BF1 ௱ Raja ராஜ

Some Special Symbols

G 🌕 Full Moon பவுர்ணமி

H 🌑 New Moon அமாவாசை

J ★ Karthigai கார்த்திகை

^$ ₹ Rupee ரூபாய்

To typeset the above symbols the following packages are needed they are

lmodern
MnSymbol
wasysym
tfrupee
marvosym [has some other common symbols]

The full moon ,new moon and the star needs to be in math mode.Here is an MWE

\RequirePackage[orthodox]{nag}
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage[T1,TS1,OT1,OT4,TU,EU1,QX,T5,LY1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[stretch=10]{microtype}
\setmainfont{Times New Roman}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{marvosym}
\usepackage[cmsy]{MnSymbol}
\usepackage{wasysym}
\usepackage{tfrupee}
\begin{document}
$\newmoon \fullmoon $
\rupee $\filledlargestar$
\end{document}

* Different Authorities give different measure for kuli.

Most of these symbols are not in current use.

Some Measurement are still used in oral form.

Some Symbols are used only for official documents although it has become rare nowadays.

Shriramana Sharma and others have done a huge work to make sure Tamil numbering and measuring system were included in Unicode. Also Shriramana Sharma is the author of the font Lohit Tamil Chart Font.Kudos to them for their hard work.