Letter ಯ (ya) (Topic 1) in Module 7 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ಯ — Letter (ya)

• English sound anchor: yes

• Kannada words:
• ಯಾರು ('yāru') — Who
• ಯಾವ ('yāva') — Which
• ಯೋಗ ('yōga') — Yoga

Half Letter ಯ್ (ya halant)

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

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

How to Write ಯ

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.