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A distinct form of a consonant without its vowel.
Also known as: Broken ta Bengali, Bengali half ta
In Bengali the khanda ta is a separate letter form for a bare consonant, encoded in its own right rather than written as the ordinary letter plus a vowel-killing mark.
Represents a bare consonant as a distinct letter form rather than as a letter with a suppressing mark.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Was given its own code point after long debate, because the same shape can arise from a letter plus a virama and encoding it separately makes two ways to write one thing.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A shortened form of the Bengali consonant letter, lacking the vertical stroke that carries its inherent vowel.