Letter ಪ (pa) (Topic 1) in Module 6 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ಪ — Letter (pa)

• English sound anchor: spin (unaspirated p)

• Kannada words:
• ಪಕ್ಷಿ ('pakṣhi') — Bird
• ಪಾಠ ('pāṭha') — Lesson
• ಪುಸ್ತಕ ('pustaka') — Book

Half Letter ಪ್ (pa halant)

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

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

How to Write ಪ

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.