U+098A "ঊ" Bengali Letter Uu Unicode Character

U+098A "ঊ" Bengali Letter Uu is a distinct vowel in the Bengali script, specifically representing the long vowel sound /uː/ as in the English word "boot". It is typically transliterated as "Uu" or "ū" and holds the eighth position in the Bengali abugida's vowel order, following the short vowel U (উ). This character is essential in writing correct Bengali orthography for words that require a prolonged "oo" sound, and it appears in both classical literary texts and modern everyday usage across the Bengali-speaking regions of Bangladesh and India.