U+0DB6 "බ" Sinhala Letter Alpapraana Bayanna Unicode Character

U+0DB6 "බ" Sinhala Letter Alpapraana Bayanna is a fundamental letter in the Sinhala script, representing the voiced bilabial plosive sound /b/ as in the English word "bat." It belongs to the Alpapraana category, meaning it is a less aspirated or "unaspirated" sound, distinguishing it from its aspirated counterpart Mahaapraana Bayanna. This character is used in the Sinhala language, primarily spoken in Sri Lanka, and appears in both classical and modern contexts, forming part of the abugida system where it carries an inherent vowel 'a' unless modified by a diacritic.