Letter ತ (ta) (Topic 1) in Module 5 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ತ — Letter (ta)

• English sound anchor: table (dental t)

• Kannada words:
• ತಾಯಿ ('tāyi') — Mother
• ತಂದೆ ('tande') — Father
• ತಾರೆ ('tāre') — Star

Half Letter ತ್ (ta halant)

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

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

How to Write ತ

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.