Kannada Alphabets

Kannada Vowels

There are14 vowels in Kannada language. Except for and , every other vowel come in pairs and has a short and a long version. The vowel (RU) is no longer in use.












ಅಂ
ಅಃ
a
aa i
ee (v)u
oo ru roo e
yay ai
o O
au
um aha
ultra all in
eat hook
hoop ~hurt
- end ate
idle one over
out hum
ah ha


Kannada Consonants

ka
car
kha
Khan
ga
gun
gha
guffaw
~gna
cha
church
Cha
~change
ja
jar
jha
hedgehog
~jna
ta
tom
tta
anthill
da
dumb
dda
duh
-
~pond
tha
third
tha
thump
dha
the
dha
Buddha
na
nut
pa
punt
pha
up-hill
ba
bar
bha
clubhouse
ma
mars
ಕ್ಷ
ya
yak
ra
run
la
lump
va
van
sha
shamu
ssha
hush
sa
sum
ha
hut
La
world
ksha
rickshaw


Kannada Consonantal Vowels (Combinations of consonants and vowels)

The alphabets which are the combinations of consonants and vowels are written using extra strokes as shown in the example below: