(gen. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ') the forty second letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the twenty eighth consonant.

(math.) a symbol for the number three.

(pros.) the abbreviated form of laghu, a short syllable; a short prosodic unit (u).

an indeclinable used in addressing a person (esp. a woman).

(gen. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ') the forty eighth letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the thirty fourth consonant.

(math.) a symbol for the number nine.