the second letter of the Kannaḍa alphabet; the second vowel having the same but elongated sound of the first vowel 'ಅ'.

ಆ ಎಂದರೆ ಟ ಎನ್ನಲು ಬಾರದಿರು ā endare ṭa ennalu bāradiru to be thoroughly ignorant; not to know a B from a battle field.

that - a) the person or thing mentioned or understood; b) the thing farther away than another referred to as "ಈ" (i.e. this or these); c) the more remote in thought of two contrasted things; d) (relatively) who, whom or which.

that - a) designating the person or thing mentioned or understood; b) designating the thing farther away than the one referred to as 'ಈ" (i.e. this or these); c) designating the more remote in thought of two contrasted things; d) designating something or someone not described but wellknown or easily recognizable.

a sound imitating the sound of (elongated) long vowel.

'ಆ'; ಆ ಮಾಡು ā māḍu (children's term) to open the mouth widely as to utter the long sound of 'ಆ'.

an interjection used to express wonder, pleasure, etc.

= ಆಂ.