Vowel ॡ (luu) (Topic 10) in Module 1 – Hindi-Letters (BG)

— Vowel (luu)

  • English sound anchor: leap (approximate)
leap
  • Hindi teaching syllable: ('luu')

Matra (Vowel Sign): ॣ

When (long vocalic l) attaches to a consonant, its matra is — written below the consonant.

Note: ॡ and ॣ are the rarest vowels in the Devanagari system, found only in specialised Sanskrit texts. Modern Hindi does not use them in everyday writing.

How it looks: क + ॣ = कॣ (teaching form 'kluu')

Comparison: - ॢ (short ऌ matra) — rarer vocalic l - ॣ (long ॡ matra) — rarest vocalic l, held longer

How to Write ॡ

ॡ (ॡ) is the long form of ऌ. Write it like ऌ with an extended subscript loop.

Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.

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— Vowel (luu)

  • English sound anchor: leap (approximate)
leap
  • Hindi teaching syllable: ('luu')

Matra (Vowel Sign): ॣ

When (long vocalic l) attaches to a consonant, its matra is — written below the consonant.

Note: ॡ and ॣ are the rarest vowels in the Devanagari system, found only in specialised Sanskrit texts. Modern Hindi does not use them in everyday writing.

How it looks: क + ॣ = कॣ (teaching form 'kluu')

Comparison: - ॢ (short ऌ matra) — rarer vocalic l - ॣ (long ॡ matra) — rarest vocalic l, held longer

How to Write ॡ

ॡ (ॡ) is the long form of ऌ. Write it like ऌ with an extended subscript loop.

Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.

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