U+0BAF "ய" Tamil Letter Ya Unicode Character

U+0BAF "ய" Tamil Letter Ya is a distinct character in the Tamil script, representing the consonant sound "ya" as in the English word "yacht." As part of the Tamil alphabet, it is classified as a soft consonant and appears in the middle or at the beginning of Tamil words, often modifying vowel sounds when combined with vowel diacritics. This character is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Tamil block, specifically in the range U+0B80 to U+0BFF, and is used in written Tamil to form lexical items that are integral to the language's rich literary and spoken traditions.