one, or two, under it. Then the vowel above. Thus ప్ర is pra: and స్త్రీ strī, a women, also written (
Telugu characters) that is sitr
Sometimes a consonant is marked as “silent” as no vowel is attached to it. The silent mark is (Telugu characters) or ్ added to the top of the letter instead of a vowel. Thus ప్వ్రదక్ pridhac (i. e. separately apart.) Here the mark written above K shews that it is silent. Thus also ల is the Letter L but by adding this sign it becomes ల్ as in the word హల్ hal; meaning a consonant. So అచ్ ach (i. e. a vowel.) Thus త T becomes త్ as in the word అవశాత్ avasát unexpectedly. The letter స becomes స్ as in the word హవిస్ haviss i.e. oblation. Thus ప or pa becomes ప్ as అప్ ap i. e. water. All these are Sanscrit words.
The letter న N assumes the form న్ in the word యంటన్ intan in the house, లొపలన్ lopalan within. This mark is called నకారపొల్లు nacāra-pollu.
The letter ర R when followed by another consonant sometimes adds it beneath, as in the word అర్చ arca (arac) or sometimes changes places with it and assumes this form ర్ thus అకర్ acar. So ధర్మం dharmam Dharamm may also be written ధమర్ం dahmarm. So కర్త carat carta, a lord, may be written కతర్ catar
