Letter ವ (va) (Topic 4) in Module 7 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ವ — Letter (va)

• English sound anchor: van

• Kannada words:
• ವಾಯು ('vāyu') — Wind / Air
• ವಿದ್ಯೆ ('vidye') — Education / Knowledge
• ವಸ್ತು ('vastu') — Object / Thing

Half Letter ವ್ (va halant)

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

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

How to Write ವ

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.