অন্তঃস্থ য

Bengali

Etymology

In reference to its semivowel nature in Sanskrit, য (ya), and its homophony with জ (jo) in modern Bengali.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔnt̪ɔhst̪ʰo‿d͡ʒo/, [ˈɔnt̪ɔhst̪ʰod͡ʒoˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔnt̪ɔhst̪ʰo‿dʑo/, [ˈɔnt̪ɔhst̪ʰodʑoˑ]

Noun

অন্তঃস্থ য • (ontoḥstho jo)

  1. (linguistics) 'semivowel য (jo)', name of the letter য (jo)
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