Kannada Alphabets
Kannada Vowels
There are14 vowels in Kannada language. Except for ಐ and ಔ, every other vowel come in pairs and has a short and a long version. The vowel ೠ (RU) is no longer in use.
| ಅ |
ಆ
|
ಇ
|
ಈ |
ಉ
|
ಊ
|
ಋ
|
ೠ
|
ಎ
|
ಏ
|
ಐ |
ಒ
|
ಓ
|
ಔ
|
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
| ಕ |
ಖ |
ಗ |
ಘ |
ಙ |
ka
car
|
kha
Khan
|
ga
gun
|
gha
guffaw
|
~gna
|
| ಚ |
ಛ |
ಜ |
ಝ |
ಞ |
cha
church
|
Cha
~change
|
ja
jar
|
jha
hedgehog
|
~jna |
| ಟ |
ಠ |
ಡ |
ಢ |
ಣ |
ta
tom
|
tta
anthill
|
da
dumb
|
dda
duh
|
-
~pond
|
| ತ |
ಥ |
ದ |
ಧ |
ನ |
tha
third
|
tha
thump
|
dha
the
|
dha
Buddha
|
na
nut
|
| ಪ |
ಫ |
ಬ |
ಭ |
ಮ |
pa
punt
|
pha
up-hill
|
ba
bar
|
bha
clubhouse
|
ma
mars
|
| ಯ |
ರ |
ಲ |
ವ |
ಶ |
ಷ |
ಸ |
ಹ |
ಳ |
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:
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