Compound Letters with ঞ & ঙ

There are not many Assamese words with ঞ on its own, However, ঞ joins with few other letters to create some special sounds.

Typically, you will be able to recognize a compound letter with ঞ from the sideways heart that you see on the right side of the letter. This part of ঞ shows up in the compound letters.

Simplification of spellings

Now a days ঙ্ক & ঙ্গ are used less. Conjunct letters with ঙ is replaced with a ং (anuswar). i.e.

অঙ্গ => অংগ

অঙ্ক => অংক

পঙ্কজ => পংকজ