𑀆

𑀆 U+11006, 𑀆 BRAHMI LETTER AA ← 𑀅 [U+11005] Brahmi 𑀇 → [U+11007]

Translingual

Letter

𑀆 (ā)

1. the second vowel of the Brahmi script

Descendants

• Gupta: , , , (ā)
  • Nagari: (ā)
    • Devanagari: आ (ā)
    • Gujarati: આ (ā)
    • Nandinagari:
  • Kalinga:
    • Odia: ଆ (a)
  • Siddham: (ā)
    • Traditional Assamese:
    • Bengali: আ (a)
  • Nepali scripts:
    • Ranjana: (ā)
  • Sharada: (ā)
    • Landa scripts:
      • Gurmukhi: ਆ (ā)
    • Devashesha:
      • Takri:
• Southern Brahmi:
  • Bhattiprolu:
    • Telugu: ఆ (ā)
  • Kadamba:
    • Kannada: ಆ (ā)
    • Pallava: (ā)
      • Malayalam: ആ (ā)
  • Tamil: ஆ (ā)
• Tocharian: (ā)

Old Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑː/

Noun

𑀆 (ā)

1. cow; the female of an ox

Descendants

• Malayalam: ആ (ā), ആവ് (āvŭ), ആൻ (āṉ)
• Tamil: ஆ (ā), ஆன் (āṉ)

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 334, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.