Letter ಬ (ba) (Topic 3) in Module 6 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ಬ — Letter (ba)

• English sound anchor: boat

• Kannada words:
• ಬಾಗಿಲು ('bāgilu') — Door
• ಬಿಸಿಲು ('bisilu') — Sunlight
• ಬೆಟ್ಟ ('beṭṭa') — Hill

Half Letter ಬ್ (ba halant)

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

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

How to Write ಬ

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.