Letter ಮ (ma) (Topic 5) in Module 6 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ಮ — Letter (ma)

• English sound anchor: mother

• Kannada words:
• ಮನೆ ('mane') — House
• ಮರ ('mara') — Tree
• ಮಳೆ ('maḷe') — Rain

Half Letter ಮ್ (ma halant)

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

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

How to Write ಮ

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.