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द DetailDevanagari द

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✏️ How to Draw It

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Vertical stem
Start with a straight vertical line from top to middle

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Main body
Draw the curved body with a loop and a tail

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Top Horizontal Line (शिरोरेखा)
Complete with the characteristic headline

📖 Marathi द बद्दल

The character द (Da) is the 18th consonant and the third in the dental series of the Marathi alphabet.

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Dental Voiced:
द is the voiced counterpart of त
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Sound:
Harder "d" sound like in "the"

💡 Super Tips!

Ensure the vertical stem is short and perfectly straight

The loop at the bottom should be small and rounded

The tail should curve downward and slightly outward

Compare with द (dental) and ड (retroflex) to hear the voicing and position

📝 Words You Can Make!

दगड
dagaḍa

Stone

Nature/Material

दरवाजा
daravājā

Door

Building

✍️ Different Ways to Write

Marathi
da
IAST

🔤 Barakhadi (बारहखड़ी)

See how द combines with different vowel sounds!

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Base consonant
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दा
दaa
With आ (aa)
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दि
दi
With इ (i)
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दी
दee
With ई (ee)
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दु
दu
With उ (u)
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दू
दoo
With ऊ (oo)
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दे
दe
With ए (e)
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दै
दai
With ऐ (ai)
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दो
दo
With ओ (o)
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दौ
दau
With औ (au)
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दं
दam
With अं (am)
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दः
दah
With अः (ah)
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दृ
दri
With ऋ (ri)
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About Barakhadi

The Barakhadi (बारहखड़ी) shows how the consonant combines with different vowel sounds. This is fundamental to reading and writing in Devanagari script. Practice pronouncing each combination!