U+09C8 "ৈ" Bengali Vowel Sign Ai Unicode Character

U+09C8 "ৈ" Bengali Vowel Sign Ai is a combining diacritical mark used in the Bengali script to represent the vowel sound "ai" (as in "ai" or "eye"). It is applied as a dependent sign that attaches to the left side of a consonant character, modifying its inherent vowel to create the "ai" sound, and it is distinct from the independent vowel form "ঐ" (U+0990). This character is part of the Bengali block of Unicode and is essential for correctly writing numerous words in the Bengali language, including those found in literature, everyday speech, and classical texts.