ಪದದಿಂದ ಪರಂಪರೆಯವರೆಗೆ.
ಹುಡುಕಿ. ಓದಿ. ಕಲಿಯಿರಿ. ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸಿ.
ತಾಣ: sirigannada.in
From words to heritage. Search, read, learn, and discover Kannada anew. No account. No ads.
Open sirigannada.in on a phone or computer. Kannada is the default; tap English in the header on a computer, or under ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು · More on a phone, to switch.
೨೦ ಸೆಕೆಂಡ್ ವೀಡಿಯೊ · home, dictionary, library, Nudi, alphabet.
- Tap ಹುಡುಕು · Search, or type in the search box on the home page.
- Search in Kannada (
ಮನೆ), English (house), or Latin letters (mane). - If nothing matches, tap a suggestion under ಇದನ್ನೇ ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ?.
- Tap the star (ಇಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿಸಿ) to save a word. Recent searches stay on the empty screen.
- Share a word with ಕೊಂಡಿ ನಕಲಿಸಿ (address looks like
/dictionary?w=ಮನೆ) or ಚಿತ್ರ ಹಂಚಿ for an image card.
The dictionary is Alar by V. Krishna (ODbL 1.0).
- Tap ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯ. The first books are ಕೋಟಿ ಚೆನ್ನಯ, ಶಿಶುನಾಳ ಶರೀಫ, then ಜೈಮಿನಿ ಭಾರತ.
- Open a book. Use the buttons to turn pages. Tap a word to look it up.
- Long-press a verse to copy its link or share it as an image card.
- On the library page, tap ಎಲ್ಲ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು ಆಫ್ಲೈನ್ಗೆ ಇಳಿಸಿ to keep every book on the device.
Every book lists its author, death year, source, and licence on ಮೂಲಗಳು. Only public-domain texts (author died in or before 1965) or permitted Creative Commons works.
Open ಕಲಿಯಿರಿ for the alphabet, practice activities, and Kannada word games.
- ಇಂದಿನ ಪದ · Daily word: guess one familiar 2–4-akshara Kannada word in six tries. A Kannada conjunct such as
ನ್ನoccupies one square. Type with your phone/computer keyboard or open the built-in Kannada keyboard. The answer and progress stay on the device, and the explanation is available in Kannada and English. - ಪದಬಂಧ · Crossword: solve multiple clue-based words that cross one another. This is different from the single daily guessing game. The first puzzle uses original bilingual clues and supports hints, answer checking, and local resume.
- ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ · Practice: match words and meanings, practise ಕಾಗುಣಿತ, and revise saved words with flashcards.
The daily word pool and Padabandha route are included in offline installation. No score, answer, or learning history is sent anywhere.
From ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು · More → ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| ಲಿಪ್ಯಂತರ | Kannada ↔ ISO 15919 Latin. Needs the dots: kannaḍa → ಕನ್ನಡ, not plain kannada. |
| ಅಂಕೆಗಳು | Arabic ↔ Kannada digits, and numbers in words. |
| ನುಡಿ / ಬರಹ | Paste Nudi/Baraha ASCII (PÀ£ÀßqÀ) to get Unicode ಕನ್ನಡ. Wrap English in $...$. |
| ವರ್ಣಮಾಲೆ | Vowels, consonants, ಕಾಗುಣಿತ, ಒತ್ತಕ್ಷರ. Tap a letter to hear it if the phone has a Kannada voice. |
| ಗಾದೆಗಳು | Search 2,000+ folk sayings (CC BY-SA, Kannada Wikiquote). |
A dictionary word, a proverb (ಗಾದೆ), the daily word, and a library verse each have a ಚಿತ್ರ ಹಂಚಿ action that renders a branded 1080×1350 (or 1080×1080) PNG on the device — no upload, no third-party call. The sheet offers download, the native share sheet, copy-image, copy-caption, and copy-link. Text that fails the Nudi/Baraha health check is refused.
On Android Chrome: menu → Add to Home screen (or tap ಆ್ಯಪ್ ಆಗಿ ಸೇರಿಸಿ on the home page). On iPhone: Share → Add to Home Screen.
After it is installed, turn the network off and try ನಿಘಂಟು plus one book. The first dictionary search needs the network once so that shard can cache.
| ನಿಘಂಟು | Dictionary | ~1.5 lakh Alar entries |
| ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯ | Library | 12 public-domain books, page-turn reader |
| ಕಲಿಕೆ | Learning | Alphabet, practice, daily word game, Padabandha |
| ಸಲಕರಣೆ | Tools | Transliteration, numbers, Nudi conversion, text checks |
| ಗಾದೆಗಳು | Proverbs | 2,000+ searchable Kannada sayings |
Code is AGPL-3.0. Original writing is CC BY-SA 4.0. If this site stops, anyone can run it again from the source.
Pull requests are welcome. Work on a feature branch, verify it, then open a PR into main. Never push to main. Every commit needs git commit -s (DCO). There is no CLA.
- Read CONTRIBUTING.md.
- Open an issue first for a new book (use the template; death year must be 1965 or earlier for public-domain claims).
- Fork, one change per PR,
git commit -s.
Do not copy code or curated data from other Kannada projects.
npm install
npm run data # dictionary + books into public/data
npm run typecheck && npm test
npm run data:validate
npm run dev # http://localhost:3000Maintainers: docs/handbook.md (local) is the internal map.
Production builds load the GA4 web stream G-PPV05Q4NXS. Development mode does
not load analytics. The measurement ID is public and baked into the static export.
In the GA4 web stream, enable Enhanced Measurement → Page views → Page changes based on browser history events to measure client-side navigation. The app uses Google's automatic page views; do not add a second manual page-view tag. Verify an initial visit and navigation between routes in GA4 Realtime or Tag Assistant.
Google receives standard analytics events and page URLs, including query parameters, and may set analytics cookies. Google Signals and advertising-personalization signals are disabled. No custom events send tool text, game answers, or saved learning progress. Changes to the analytics integration follow the accepted-issue and review process in CONTRIBUTING.md.
- Alar Kannada–English dictionary © V. Krishna, ODC-ODbL 1.0. alar.ink
- Books from Kannada Wikisource. Per-book provenance is in each book file and on
/credits. - Proverbs from Kannada Wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Code: AGPL-3.0-or-later. Original content and documentation: CC BY-SA 4.0. Third-party data keeps the licence in its provenance block.