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See also: , -অ, অ-, , and আ-

U+0985, অ
BENGALI LETTER A
[unassigned: U+0984]

[U+0983]
Bengali
[U+0986]

Translingual

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Letter

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

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(o)

  1. The first character in the Assamese alphabet.

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Bengali

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Letter

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(o)

  1. The first character in the Bengali alphabet.

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Etymology 2

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Interjection

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(o)

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

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Bishnupriya Manipuri

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ô)

  1. The first character in the Bishnupriya Manipuri alphabet.

Kokborok

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Pronunciation

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(ô)

  1. The first character in the Tripura alphabet.