ৎ

The Letter ৎ

Foundations

উৎসৱ “festival” has ৎ, which closes the first syllable with a t.

How It Works

The letter ৎ closes a syllable with the sound t. The word উৎসৱ starts with the syllable ut, and then comes সৱ.

WordMeaning
উৎসৱfestival
সৎhonest, good
বৃহৎlarge, big
বিদ্যুৎelectricity

All four words come from Sanskrit. You will see the letter ৎ at the end of a word or before another consonant. A vowel never follows it inside the same syllable.

The letter ৎ is not the same as ত. The letter ত can take a vowel sign or the hidden vowel, and ৎ cannot. Write ৎ only in words that have it, such as these four.

Examples (4)

  1. উৎসৱ

    Festival.

    ৎ closes the first syllable, ut-.

  2. সৎ

    Honest, good.

    ৎ ends the word.

  3. বৃহৎ

    Large, big.

    ৎ ends the word after হ.

  4. বিদ্যুৎ

    Electricity.

    ৎ ends a word that also has a joined shape.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

ৎFoundationsThe Letter ৎ

Learn This First

The letter ৎ is a t with no vowel after it, so learners need the bare consonant of কৰ first.