Vowels
There are thirteen vowels (swaras).
| Kannada | ISO notation | Unicode name |
|---|---|---|
| ಅ | a | KANNADA LETTER A |
| ಆ | ā | KANNADA LETTER AA |
| ಇ | i | KANNADA LETTER I |
| ಈ | ī | KANNADA LETTER II |
| ಉ | u | KANNADA LETTER U |
| ಊ | ū | KANNADA LETTER UU |
| ಋ | r̥ | KANNADA LETTER VOCALIC R |
| ೠ | r̥̄ | KANNADA LETTER VOCALIC RR |
| ಎ | e | KANNADA LETTER E |
| ಏ | ē | KANNADA LETTER EE |
| ಐ | ai | KANNADA LETTER AI |
| ಒ | o | KANNADA LETTER O |
| ಓ | ō | KANNADA LETTER OO |
| ಔ | au | KANNADA LETTER AU |
Read more about this topic: Kannada Alphabet
Famous quotes containing the word vowels:
“Playing “bop” is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.”
—Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
“These equal syllables alone require,
Though oft the ear the open vowels tire;”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“As no one can tell what was the Roman pronunciation, each nation makes the Latin conform, for the most part, to the rules of its own language; so that with us of the vowels only A has a peculiar sound.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)