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ba N a p a i r% c a y a
(ibdAsAgaer%r pui%kAr% nukaraeN%)
arabaNa
(9)
baanabaNa
k
c
T
t
p
K
C
ag G X
j J \
D
N
d
n
b
B m
(b) Z S
s
Bangla orthography
Name
Pronounced
Name
Pronounced
(9)
s]re ]
]
hr]sso u
u
e
e
s]re a
a
dirggho u
u
oi
oi
Name
Pronounced
Name
Pronounced
Name
Pronounced
Name
Pronounced
Name
Pronounced
onussar/onussor
]X
li
li
bis]rggo
h/(doubles)
ou
ou
c]ndrobindu
(nasalizes vowel)
D*
**
k]
k]
c]
c]
T]
T]
t]
t]
p]
p]
Y ***
Name
Pronounced
ri
ri
dirggho i
i
o
o
M
Name
Pronounced
hr]sso i
i
]ntoStho j]
j]
kh]
kh]
g]
g]
ch]
ch]
borggio j]
j]
Th]
Th]
D]
D]
th]
th]
d]
d]
ph]
f]/ph]
b]
b]
gh]
gh]
jh]
jh]
Dh]
Dh]
i~]
]
murddhonno n]
n]
dh]
dh]
bh]
bh]/v]
b]e sunno/bindu r]
r]
2
u~]
]X
d]nto n]
n]
m]
m]
l]
l]
Bangla orthography
Z
Name
Pronounced
talobbo s]
s]
murddhonno s]
s]
d]nto s]
s]
h]
h]
The alphabet ends with h. The following three letters, each with a diacritical subscript
dot beneath it, indicate "allophones" of letters already listed in the alphabet. Each is
found in the exact same alphabetical order of its corresponding letter, marked by the
asterisks.
R*
Name
Pronounced
D]e sunno r]
R]
**
Dh]e sunno r]
Rh]
y ***
]ntoStho y]/]
e/o/y/+
The letter t is also written when the inherent vowel is not to be pronounced.
Name
kh]NDo t]
Pronounced t
====================
= A (akar)
= i (hrossikar/ikar)
= I (dirgghikar/ikar)
= u (hrossukar/ukar)
= U (dirgghukar/ukar)
= & (rikar)
= f (ekar)
= F (oikar)
= f o (okar)
= f O (oukar)
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
as in
kA
ik
kI
ku
kU
k&
fk
Fk
fko
fkO
Bangla orthography
=k+k
=k+S+m
=k+t
V=k+s
=k+r
=g+
=k+S
=X+k
=k+S+N
=X+g
=j+\
=\+c
=\+C
=\+j
=\+J
=T+T
=N+D
=t+t
=d+
=n+
=t+
=+b
=n+d+r
=t+m
=n+t
=n+
=t+r
=n+t+u
=n+m
=d+d
=n+t+r
=r+u
=r+U
T=S+T
=S+
=S+N
=S+m
=s+
=h+n
=h+m
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