Letter ದ (da) (Topic 3) in Module 5 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ದ — Letter (da)

• English sound anchor: day

• Kannada words:
• ದೇಶ ('dēsha') — Country
• ದಿನ ('dina') — Day
• ದೀಪ ('dīpa') — Lamp / Light

Half Letter ದ್ (da halant)

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

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

How to Write ದ

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.