U+07AA "ު" Thaana Ubufili Unicode Character

U+07AA "ު" Thaana Ubufili is a vowel sign used in the Thaana script, which is the writing system for the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives. Specifically, it represents the short vowel sound [u] and is classified as a combining diacritic mark, meaning it is placed above or attached to a base consonant letter to modify its pronunciation, rather than standing alone. This character is part of the Thaana block in Unicode, encoded to support digital representation of Dhivehi text, where it functions as an essential component for accurately spelling words in the language.