অ

See also: ञ, -অ, অ-, আ, and আ-

অ U+0985, অ BENGALI LETTER A [unassigned: U+0984] ← ঃ [U+0983] Bengali আ → [U+0986]

Translingual

অ Stroke order

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/, /o/

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:

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Letter

অ • (o)

1. The first character in the Assamese alphabet.

See also

• Bengali script letters: অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ, অ’, এ’, ক, খ, গ, ঘ, ঙ, চ, ছ, জ, ঝ, ঞ, ট, ঠ, ড, ঢ, ণ, প, ফ, ব, ভ, ম, য, ৰ, ল, ৱ, শ, ষ, স, হ, ক্ষ, ড়, ঢ়, য়, ৎ, ং, ঃ, ঁ ^[edit]

Bengali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/, /o/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Letter

অ • (o) (no case)

1. The first character in the Bengali alphabet.

See also

• Bengali script letters: অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ, ক, খ, গ, ঘ, ঙ, চ, ছ, জ, ঝ, ঞ, ট, ঠ, ড, ঢ, ণ, ত, থ, দ, ধ, ন, প, ফ, ব, ভ, ম, য, র, ল, শ, ষ, স, হ, ড়, ঢ়, য়, ৎ, ং, ঃ, ঁ ^[edit]

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

• অ আ (o a)
• ও (ō)

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/, /o/

Letter

অ (transliteration needed) (no case)

1. The first character in the Bishnupriya Manipuri alphabet.

Kokborok

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ/

Letter

অ (transliteration needed) (no case)

1. The first character in the Tripura alphabet.