Table 1 Bengali vowel letter chart
Numerical | Alphabetical full form | Name of full form | IPA transcription | Numerical | Alphabetical full form | Name of full form | IPA transcription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | অ | shôro ô (shôre ô) “vowel ô” | /ɔ/and/o/ | 6 | ঊ | dirgho u “long u” | /u/ |
2 | আ | shôro a (shôre a) “vowel a” | /a/ | 7 | ঋ | ri | /ri/ |
3 | ই | hrôshsho i (hrôshsho i) “short i” | /i/ | 8 | এ | e | /e/and/æ/ |
4 | ঈ | dirgho i “long i” | /i/ | 9 | ঐ | oi | /oj/ |
5 | উ | hrôshsho u (rôshsho u) “short u” | /u/ | 10 | ও | o | /o/ |
11 | ঔ | ou | /ow/ |