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Translingual
Etymology
From Siddham 𑖨 (ra), with a stroke in the middle to differentiate from *ব (“ba/va”). Similar solution was applied to Devanagari ब (“ba”) but for "ba" sound.
Letter
ৰ
- Letter of the Bengali script.
Usage notes
It mostly represents the sound corresponding to RA, but is used in Pali to represent the sound corresponding to VA.
It is no longer used in the Bengali language itself.
Assamese
Pronunciation
Letter
ৰ • (r)
- The 38th character in the Assamese alphabet.
See also
(Bengali script letters) অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ, অ’, এ’, ক, খ, গ, ঘ, ঙ, চ, ছ, জ, ঝ, ঞ, ট, ঠ, ড, ঢ, ণ, প, ফ, ব, ভ, ম, য, ৰ, ল, ৱ, শ, ষ, স, হ, ক্ষ, ড়, ঢ়, য়, ৎ, ং, ঃ, ঁ (Category: Assamese letters)
Bengali
Pronunciation
Letter
ৰ • (r)
- (obsolete) Bengali letter ra.
- Synonym: র (ro)
Maithili
Pronunciation
Letter
ৰ • (ra)
- Maithili character ra.
Pali
Etymology 1
From iva.
Alternative scripts
- va (Latin script)
- 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- व (Devanagari script)
- ව (Sinhalese script)
- ဝ (Burmese script)
- ว or วะ (Thai script)
- ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
- ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
- វ (Khmer script)
- 𑅇 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
- iva (Latin script)
- 𑀇𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- इव (Devanagari script)
- ইৰ (Bengali script)
- ඉව (Sinhalese script)
- ဣဝ or ဢိဝ (Burmese script)
- อิว or อิวะ (Thai script)
- ᩍᩅ (Tai Tham script)
- ອິວ or ອິວະ (Lao script)
- ឥវ (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄨𑅇 (Chakma script)
Particle
ৰ
- Bengali script form of va (“like, as if”)
Etymology 2
Alternative scripts
- va (Latin script)
- 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- व (Devanagari script)
- ව (Sinhalese script)
- ဝ (Burmese script)
- ว or วะ (Thai script)
- ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
- ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
- វ (Khmer script)
- 𑅇 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
- eva (Latin script)
- 𑀏𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- एव (Devanagari script)
- এৰ (Bengali script)
- එව (Sinhalese script)
- ဧဝ or ဨဝ or ဢေဝ (Burmese script)
- เอว or เอวะ (Thai script)
- ᩑᩅ (Tai Tham script)
- ເອວ or ເອວະ (Lao script)
- ឯវ (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
- yeva (Latin script)
- 𑀬𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- येव (Devanagari script)
- যেৰ (Bengali script)
- යෙව (Sinhalese script)
- ယေဝ (Burmese script)
- เยว or เยวะ (Thai script)
- ᨿᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
- ເຍວ or ເຍວະ or ເຢວະ (Lao script)
- យេវ (Khmer script)
- 𑄠𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
- ñeva (Latin script)
- 𑀜𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- ञेव (Devanagari script)
- ঞেৰ (Bengali script)
- ඤෙව (Sinhalese script)
- ဉေဝ or ၺေဝ (Burmese script)
- เญว or เญวะ (Thai script)
- ᨬᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
- ເຎວ or ເຎວະ (Lao script)
- ញេវ (Khmer script)
- 𑄐𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)
Particle
ৰ
- Bengali script form of va, sandhi form of এৰ (eva, “even”)