অ

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See also: ञ, -অ, অ-, আ, and আ-

অ U+0985, অ
BENGALI LETTER A
← ঃ
 		Bengali আ →

Translingual

Etymology

From Siddham 𑖀, ultimately from Brahmi 𑀅 (a).

Pronunciation

Letter

অ

  1. the first letter and first vowel of the Bengali script

Usage notes

  • This letter only appears at the beginning of words, since the vowel it represents always follows a consonant letter (i.e., it’s the inherent vowel, attached to every consonant), unless a vowel diacritic is attached to the consonant, which modifies the vowel, or the inherent vowel is deleted following the schwa-dropping rules.

Assamese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

অ • (o)

  1. The first character in the Assamese alphabet.

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Bengali

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Letter

অ • (o)

  1. The first character in the Bengali alphabet.

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Etymology 2

Interjection

অ • (o)

  1. An exclamation to get someone's attention.
    অ ভাই, কেমন আছ?
    o bhai, kemon acho?
    Hey brother, how are you?
  2. An expression of regret.
    অ খোদা!
    o khōda!
    Oh God!

See also

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

Letter

অ (ô)

  1. The first character in the Bishnupriya Manipuri alphabet.

Kokborok

Pronunciation

Letter

অ (ô)

  1. The first character in the Tripura alphabet.
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