Letter ಲ (la) (Topic 3) in Module 7 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ಲ — Letter (la)

• English sound anchor: love

• Kannada words:
• ಲೋಕ ('lōka') — World
• ಲಕ್ಷ ('lakṣha') — Lakh / Focus
• ಲಗ್ನ ('lagna') — Marriage / Horoscope

Half Letter ಲ್ (la halant)

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

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

How to Write ಲ

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.