తెలుగు లిపి, రెండవ భాగం
In the last lesson, you learned all about vowels in the Telugu language. In this lesson we will cover consonants! In Telugu there is an important distinction between aspirated and unaspirated, aspirated basically means letting out an extra puff of air while saying the consonant. Telugu consonants are traditionally divided into six sections: velar, palatal, retroflex, alveolar, and miscellaneous. When you learn consonants it is assumed to end with an 'a', if it does not we shall add special markings.
క, కలం.ఖ, ఖడ్గము.గ, గడియారం.ఘ, ఘంట.ఙ.This glyph is rarely used in modern Telugu and where it appears it is usually used in diacritic form or in loanwords.
చ, చక్రం.ఛ, ఛందస్సు.జ, జుట్టు.ఝ, ఝండా.ఞ, జ్ఞానం.ట, టలాయించు.ఠ, కంఠం.డ, డబ్బు.ఢ, ఢంకా.ణ, వీణ.త, తల.థ, రథము.ద, దండ.ధ, ధనుస్సు.న, నక్క.ప, పలక.ఫ, ఫలం.In Telugu, 'f' is only used in loanwoards so 'ph' represents the sound of 'f'.
బ, బంతి.భ, భంగురం.మ, మంట.య, యజ్ఞము.ర, రంగు.ల, లడ్డు.ళ, గోళము.వ, వల.శ, శంఖము.స, సర్పము.ష, షట్కోణము.హ, హంస.క్ష, క్షత్రియాడు.ఱ, ఱంపము.