Vowel ಊ (ū) (Topic 6) in Module 1 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ಊ — Vowel (ū)

• English sound anchor: moon

• Kannada words:
• ಊಟ ('ūṭa') — Meal / Lunch
• ಊರು ('ūru') — Town / Village
• ಊಹೆ ('ūhe') — Guess / Imagination

Vowel Sign: ೂ

When ಊ attaches to a consonant, it is written as the vowel sign ೂ (e.g. ಕ + ೂ = ಕೂ).

How to Write ಊ

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

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.