Kannada Sanskrit Phonetic (OPTITRANS)
Description
Kannada Sanskrit Phonetic (OPTITRANS) keyboard is kannaDa-sanskrit input method by a modified version of OPTITRANS and Harvard-Kyoto transliteration systems.
You can use all the standard ITRANS key sequences plus key sequences such as the below.
nk->ಙ್ಕ್, nkh->ಙ್ಖ್, ng->ಙ್ಗ್, ngh->ಙ್ಘ್ nch->ಞ್ಚ್, nCh->ಞ್ಛ್, nc->ಞ್ಚ್, nC->ಞ್ಛ್, nchh->ಞ್ಛ್, nj->ಞ್ಜ್, njh->ಞ್ಝ್, nT->ಣ್ಟ್, nTh->ಣ್ಠ್, nD->ಣ್ಡ್, nDh->ಣ್ಢ್ c->ಚ್, C->ಛ್, z->ಜ಼್, S->ಷ್, jn->ಜ್ಞ್, R->ಋ
Examples: Type saMskRta for ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ.
Details
- The closely related m17n keyboard here
- The motivation behind some basic additions made to the basic ITRANS scheme is described here, along with a tabulated comparison with several other transliteration schemes.
Consonants
The following table shows the English letters to type to get Kannada consonants. e.g. type k for ಕ್, ka for ಕ, R for ಋ, RR for ೠ, LLi for ಌ, etc.
| ಕ | ka | ಖ | Ka/kha | ಗ | ga | ಘ | Ga/gha | ಙ | ~Na | ||||
| ಚ | ca/cha | ಛ | Ca/Cha | ಜ | ja | ಝ | Ja/jha | ಞ | ~na | ||||
| ಟ | Ta | ಠ | Tha | ಡ | Da | ಢ | Dha | ಣ | Na | ||||
| ತ | ta | ಥ | tha | ದ | da | ಧ | dha | ನ | na | ||||
| ಪ | pa | ಫ | pha | ಬ | ba | ಭ | bha | ಮ | ma | ||||
| ಯ | ya | ರ | ra | ಲ | la | ಳ | La | ವ | va/wa | ||||
| ಶ | sha | ಷ | Sa/Sha | ಸ | sa | ಹ | ha | ಕ್ | k | ||||
| ಕ್ಷ | xa/kSa | ಱ್ | rH | ೞ್ | LH | ಜ಼್ | z | ಫ಼್ | F |
Vowels and Vowel Signs
In the following table, independent vowels, dependent vowel signs and vowel signs combined with the consonant 'k' are shown in OPTITRANS Sanskrit Pre-Vedic transliteration scheme on the top two rows. The third row shows Kannada Vowels in their independent form on the left and their corresponding dependent form (maatraa or vowel sign) on the right. The fourth row shows the vowel sign combined with the consonant 'k' in Kannada. 'ka' is without any added vowel sign, where the vowel 'a' is inherent.
If there is a need to type ONLY the vowel signs, it can be done using `.` instead of a consonant. e.g. .A will output ಾ, .Ai will output ೈ.
| a | aa/A | i | ii/I | u | uu/U | R | RR | LL^i | LL^I | e | ai | o | Au/aau | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | ka | aa | kA | i | ki | ii | kI | u | ku | uu | kU | R | kR | RR | kRR | LLi | kLLi | LLI | kLLI | e | ke | ai | kai | o | ko | au | kau |
| ಅ | ಆ | ಾ | ಇ | ಿ | ಈ | ೀ | ಉ | ು | ಊ | ೂ | ಋ | ೃ | ೠ | ೄ | ಌ | ೢ | ೡ | ೣ | ಏ | ೇ | ಐ | ೈ | ಓ | ೋ | ಔ | ೌ | |
| ಕ | ಆ | ಕಾ | ಇ | ಕಿ | ಈ | ಕೀ | ಉ | ಕು | ಊ | ಕೂ | ಋ | ಕೃ | ೠ | ಕೄ | ಌ | ಕೢ | ೡ | ಕೣ | ಏ | ಕೇ | ಐ | ಕೈ | ಓ | ಕೋ | ಔ | ಕೌ | |
The following table shows additional vowel signs used in Kannada script by other languages.
| ಕ | ka | ಖ | Ka/kha | ಗ | ga | ಘ | Ga/gha | ಙ | ~Na | ||||
| ಚ | ca/cha | ಛ | Ca/Cha | ಜ | ja | ಝ | Ja/jha | ಞ | ~na | ||||
| ಟ | Ta | ಠ | Tha | ಡ | Da | ಢ | Dha | ಣ | Na | ||||
| ತ | ta | ಥ | tha | ದ | da | ಧ | dha | ನ | na | ||||
| ಪ | pa | ಫ | pha | ಬ | ba | ಭ | bha | ಮ | ma | ||||
| ಯ | ya | ರ | ra | ಲ | la | ಳ | La | ವ | va/wa | ||||
| ಶ | sha | ಷ | Sa/Sha | ಸ | sa | ಹ | ha | ಕ್ | k | ||||
| ಕ್ಷ | xa/kSa | ಱ್ | rH | ೞ್ | LH | ಜ಼್ | z | ಫ಼್ | F |
Perso-Arabic and other loans
Nukta (಼) letters for Perso-Arabic loans, plus the Tamil ಱ್, are typed with a leading .. A few also have a bare key. As elsewhere, the forms below are halanta (add a vowel key for the signed form).
| ಕ಼್ | .k | ಖ಼್ | .K | ಗ಼್ | .g | ಜ಼್ | .j / z | ಡ಼್ | .D | |||||
| ಯ಼್ | .y / Y | ಫ಼್ | f | ಱ್ | .r |
Consonantal Diacritics
Arranged with the vowels are two consonantal diacritics, the final nasal anusvāra ಂ M and the final fricative visarga ಃ H (called ಅಂ aṃ and ಅಃ aḥ). Another diacritic used in other languages written in Kannada script is the candrabindu/anunāsika ಁ MM (ಅಁ). These consonantal diacritics follow the vowel signs including the implicit `a`. The following table shows consonant `k` followed by various dependent vowel signs and consonantal diacritics ಂ and ಃ.
| ka | kA | ki | kI | ku | kU | kR | kRR | kLLi | kLLI | kai/kE | kAi | kau/kO | kAu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | ಕಂ | ಕಾಂ | ಕಿಂ | ಕೀಂ | ಕುಂ | ಕೂಂ | ಕೃಂ | ಕೄಂ | ಕೢಂ | ಕೣಂ | ಕೇಂ | ಕೈಂ | ಕೋಂ | ಕೌಂ |
| H | ಕಃ | ಕಾಃ | ಕಿಃ | ಕೀಃ | ಕುಃ | ಕೂಃ | ಕೃಃ | ಕೄಃ | ಕೢಃ | ಕೣಃ | ಕೇಃ | ಕೈಃ | ಕೋಃ | ಕೌಃ |
| .N | ಕಁ | ಕಾಁ | ಕಿಁ | ಕೀಁ | ಕುಁ | ಕೂಁ | ಕೃಁ | ಕೄಁ | ಕೢಁ | ಕೣಁ | ಕೇಁ | ಕೈಁ | ಕೋಁ | ಕೌಁ |
Conjuncts
Consonant conjuncts are automatically formed, e.g. k t produces ಕ್ತ್‌.
Explicit Virama
To force an explicit virama at end of word, use .h e.g. k t .h space produces ಕ್ತ್‌ .
Punctuation
| Key | Output Character | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| ... | ॰ | Devanagari Abbreviation Sign |
| .. | । | DanDaa |
| ,. | ॥ | Double DanDaa |
| -- | – | En Dash |
| --- | — | Em Dash |
Numbers
- Press the number keys to type Kannada digits. for example 9 produces ೯.
- For typing the Arabic digits, press the number keys and then the backspace key, for example 9 Back space produces 9.
Special Symbols
| Key | Output Character | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| OM | ಓಂ | DEVANAGARI OM SIGN |
| .a | ಽ | AVAGRAHA |
Commonly used Vedic Accents
| Key | Output Character | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| !!' | ᳚ | VEDIC TONE SVARITA |
| '''' | ᳙ | VEDIC TONE SVATANTRA SVARITA |
| _ | ॒ | DEVANAGARI STRESS SIGN ANUDATTA |
| pH | ೲ | VEDIC SIGN UPADHMANIYA |
| '' | ᳓ | VEDIC SIGN NIHSHVASA (also used for udAtta) |
