অ

Etymology
From Siddham 𑖀, ultimately from Brahmi.

Usage notes

 * This letter only appears at the beginning of words, since the vowel it represents always follows a consonant letter (i.e., it’s the inherent vowel, attached to every consonant), unless a vowel diacritic is attached to the consonant, which modifies the vowel, or the inherent vowel is deleted following the schwa-dropping rules.

Letter

 * 1) The first character in the Assamese alphabet.

Letter

 * 1) The first character in the Bengali alphabet.

Interjection

 * 1) An exclamation to get someone's attention.
 * 2) An expression of regret.
 * 1) An expression of regret.

Letter

 * 1) The first character in the Bishnupriya Manipuri alphabet.

Letter

 * 1) The first character in the Tripura alphabet.