Letter ल (la) (Topic 3) in Module 7 – Hindi-Letters (BG)

ल — Letter (la)

• English sound anchor: love

• Hindi words:
• लाल ('laal') — Red
• लड़का ('ladaka') — Boy
• लहर ('lahar') — Wave
• लिखना ('likhna') — To write
• लालच ('laalach') — Greed

Half Letter ल् (la halant)

In Hindi, adding the virama (्) below ल creates the half letter ल् — it silences the inherent 'a' vowel and makes this consonant join the next one without a vowel between them. Ways to write the half letter: 1. Halant form: ल्   (the virama ् appears below the full letter)2. Conjunct form: When ल् is followed by another consonant, the two letters merge visually into a conjunct (e.g. ल्क = ल्क). Some conjuncts develop unique shapes; these are learned as whole units. Example words using ल्: - बल्लेबाज ('ballebaaz') — Batsman (cricket) - उल्लेख ('ullekh') — Mention / Reference - बल्ब ('bulb') — Bulb (loanword) - कल्पना ('kalpana') — Imagination - खल्वाट ('khalwaat') — Bald

How to Write ल

Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.