Letter ಹ (ha) (Topic 4) in Module 8 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ಹ — Letter (ha)

• English sound anchor: heart

• Kannada words:
• ಹಾಲು ('hālu') — Milk
• ಹಣ ('haṇa') — Money
• ಹಕ್ಕಿ ('hakki') — Bird

Half Letter ಹ್ (ha halant)

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

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

How to Write ಹ

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.