U+098F, এ
BENGALI LETTER E
[unassigned: U+098D–U+098E]

[U+098C]
Bengali
[U+0990]

Translingual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e/, /ɛ/, /æ/

Letter

  1. a vowel of the Bengali script

Usage notes

  • Its matra, used to modify the inherent vowel in a consonant, is written . For example, the first consonant ক with the matra looks like: কে.

Assamese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ/ (sometimes /e/ depending on the vowel harmony)
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

• (e)

  1. The eighth character in the Assamese alphabet.

Bengali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e/, /æ/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Letter

• (e) (no case)

  1. The eighth character in the Bengali abugida.

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit एष (eṣa), from a compound of Proto-Indo-European *éy + .

Pronoun

• (e) (objective একে (eke), possessive এর (er))

  1. (informally) he, she, it
  2. this

Particle

• (e)

  1. ezafe

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

Letter

(transliteration needed) (no case)

  1. The eighth character in the Bishnupriya Manipuri alphabet.

Kokborok

Pronunciation

Letter

(transliteration needed) (no case)

  1. The eighth character in the Tripura alphabet.