अक्षर
akshar
Letters are the symbols we use to write words. They can be uppercase like 'A' or lowercase like 'a'.
You pronounce 'letters' like 'let-ers'.
The word 'letters' comes from the Latin word 'littera', which means a letter of the alphabet.
The word 'letters' in Kannada is 'ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳು' (Akṣaragaḷu).