अ

Etymology
Ultimately from Brahmi.

Usage notes

 * This letter only appears at the beginning of words or after another vowel, since the vowel it represents is always assumed to follow any consonant letter unless specifically noted otherwise with another vowel matra or with a virama.

Letter

 * 1) The first vowel of Dhivehi, written in Devanagari script.

Letter

 * कह kaha
 * कह kaha

Letter

 * 1) The first vowel in Marathi.

Letter

 * 1) The first vowel of Nepali, written in the Devanagari script. Inherent after consonants.

Letter

 * 1) The first vowel of Sanskrit, written in the Devanagari script. Inherent after consonants.

Interjection

 * 1) A vocative particle; ,
 * 2) An interjection of pity;
 * 1) An interjection of pity;