Vowel ओ (o) (Topic 13) in Module 1 – Hindi Letters and Sounds Through English (BG)

ओ — Vowel (o)

• English sound anchor: oat

• Hindi words:
• ओखली ('okhli') — Mortar (grinding bowl)
• ओस ('os') — Dew
• ओढ़नी ('odhni') — Shawl / Dupatta
• ओर ('or') — Direction / Side
• ओला ('ola') — Hailstone

Matra (Vowel Sign): ो

When ओ (o, like 'o' in 'oat') attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra ो — a combination mark that wraps around the top-right of the consonant (the े hook above plus a vertical stroke on the right).

Examples on different consonants:
- क + ो = को ('ko')
- म + ो = मो ('mo')
- र + ो = रो ('ro')

Words using ो:
- मोर ('mor') — Peacock
- शोर ('shor') — Noise
- रोना ('rona') — To cry
- कोई ('koi') — Someone / Any
- बोलना ('bolna') — To speak

How to Write ओ

Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.