Kannada To English Kagunita Verified -

The remaining unstructured letters ( avargiya vyanjana ) complete the core alphabet configuration: →right arrow ರ →right arrow ಲ →right arrow ವ →right arrow ಶ →right arrow Sha (Soft 'sh') ಷ →right arrow Sha / Ssha (Hard retroflex 'sh') ಸ →right arrow ಹ →right arrow ಳ →right arrow La / Lla (Retroflex 'l') 5. Practical Kagunita Examples for English Learners

Each Kagunita follows a standard phonetic pattern when converted to English: (Example: K + A = Ka) Consonant "K" Kagunita Table kannada to english kagunita

, who lived in a nearby garden. Each vowel offered Ka a special "diacritic" (a sign or symbol) that changed how Ka sounded. In English, we simply put two letters side-by-side, but in Kannada, they merge into a single new character. Wikipedia +1 Kannada Kagunita English Equivalent The "Vowel Magic" ಕ ka Ka stays as it is (Inherent 'a') ಕಾ kaa Ka gets a long tail (Add 'a') ಕಿ ki Ka wears a little cap (Add 'i') ಕೀ kee The cap gets a curly feather (Add 'ee') ಕು ku Ka gets a small hook at the bottom (Add 'u') ಕೂ koo The hook becomes a long loop (Add 'oo') The Lesson Little The remaining unstructured letters ( avargiya vyanjana )

| Vowel | Kannada Vowel Sign | Kagunita (ಕ + sign) | English Transliteration | Example Word (English mapping) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | ಅ (a) | (no sign) | ಕ | ka | mbha (pot) | | ಆ (aa) | ಾ | ಕಾ | kaa | ca r (but with open 'a' like 'father') | | ಇ (i) | ಿ | ಕಿ | ki | ki tchen | | ಈ (ee) | ೀ | ಕೀ | kee | kee p | | ಉ (u) | ು | ಕು | ku | coo l | | ಊ (oo) | ೂ | ಕೂ | koo | coo l (longer) | | ಋ (ru) | ೃ | ಕೃ | kru | crew (without the 'w') | | ಎ (e) | ೆ | ಕೆ | ke | ke tchup | | ಏ (ay) | ೇ | ಕೇ | kay | kay ak | | ಐ (ai) | ೈ | ಕೈ | kai | kai te (as in 'kite' without the final 't') | | ಒ (o) | ೊ | ಕೊ | ko | ko ala | | ಓ (oh) | ೋ | ಕೋ | koh | ko (as in 'so' with rounder lips) | | ಔ (au) | ೌ | ಕೌ | kau | cow | | ಅಂ (am) | ಂ | ಕಂ | kam | cum ber (with 'm' sound) | | ಅಃ (aha) | ಃ | ಕಃ | kah | kah (exclamation) | In English, we simply put two letters side-by-side,