Bengali/Alphasyllabry
The Bangla alphabet contains:
- Vowels: অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ
- Consonants: 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
- Other: ঁঁ, ং, ঃ
Consonants
editBangla consonants do not have special names. They are known by the sound they represent followed by the vowel অ [ɔ]. For example: ক is pronounced [kɔ], গ is pronounced [gɔ], etc.
This অ is present in every consonant unless it is replaced by a different vowel. Hence, this অ present in every consonant is called the inherent vowel.
The Bengali script is arranged in a logical sequence. Characters of similar sounds are grouped together.
| consonant (with inherent vowel) | animated image showing how to write the letter | pronunciation in isolation | syllabic forms with other vowels | related consonant conjuncts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ক | কা কি কী কু কূ কৃ কে কৈ কো কৌ | |||
| খ | খা খি খী খু খূ খৃ খে খৈ খো খৌ | |||
| গ | গা গি গী গু গূ গৃ গে গৈ গো গৌ | |||
| ঘ | ঘা ঘি ঘী ঘু ঘূ ঘৃ ঘে ঘৈ ঘো ঘৌ | |||
| ঙ | ঙা ঙি ঙী ঙু ঙূ ঙে ঙৈ ঙো ঙৌ | |||
| চ | চা চি চী চু চূ চৃ চে চৈ চো চৌ | |||
| ছ | ছা ছি ছী ছু ছূ ছে ছৈ ছো ছৌ।। | |||
| জ | জা জি জী জু জূ জৃ জে জৈ জো জৌ | |||
| ঝ | ||||
| ঞ | ||||
| ট | ||||
| ঠ | ||||
| ড | ||||
| ঢ | ||||
| ণ | ||||
| ত | ||||
| থ | ||||
| দ | ||||
| ধ | ||||
| ন | ||||
| প | ||||
| ফ | ||||
| ব | ||||
| ভ | ||||
| ম | ||||
| য | ||||
| র | ||||
| ল | ||||
| শ | ||||
| ষ | ||||
| স | ||||
| হ | ||||
| য় |