Question

Why is an not used before the word unicorn

Answer 1

Answer:

Unicorn doesn't follow the pattern because, when you say it, it doesn't start with a vowel. It starts with a consonant. The sound “yu” is a consonant, so we say, “a unicorn.” ... The word unicorn is an example where a word is spelled with an initial vowel but is pronounced with an initial consonant.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is so because it doesnot sounds as vowel sound.it sounds as यु,not only उ