The Hidden Vowel
কৰ “do” is said kôr. The ô after ক is said, and the ô after ৰ is dropped.
How It Works
The vowel ô sounds like the o in “hot”. It is written with no mark at all, so a bare consonant letter means that consonant plus ô.
| Word | Said | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| কৰ | kôr | do |
| ঘৰ | ghôr | house |
| কলম | kôlôm | pen |
| মন | môn | mind |
| ফল | phôl | fruit |
In ঘৰ the first consonant keeps its ô and the second loses it. In কলম the first two keep it and the last loses it. A word that ends in a vowel sign, such as ভাষা, keeps that vowel.
A few words keep the final ô, so listen for it when you learn a new word.
Examples (5)
- কৰ
Do (the verb stem).
ক keeps its ô, and the last ô after ৰ is dropped.
- ঘৰ
House.
The word ends with the r sound.
- কলম
Pen.
Two ô vowels are said and the last one is dropped.
- মন
Mind, heart.
The ô after ম is said, and the word ends with n.
- ফল
Fruit.
The final ল has no ô.
How It Connects
Learn This First
A letter with no vowel sign is said with ô, so learners need the vowels first to see that no sign is written.
Related Patterns
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
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