Letter ಞ (ña) (Topic 5) in Module 3 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ಞ — Letter (ña)

• English sound anchor: canyon (the 'ny' sound)

• Kannada words:
• ಅಂಜು ('anju') — Fear (related nasal context)
• ಜ್ಞಾನ ('jñāna') — Knowledge / Wisdom
• ಸಂಜೆ ('sanje') — Evening

Half Letter ಞ್ (ña halant)

Adding the virama (್) below ಞ creates the half letter ಞ್ — it silences the inherent 'a' and allows this consonant to join the next one directly.

The halant form ಞ್ appears in conjunct consonants and cluster words.

How to Write ಞ

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.