ৰ
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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)
Maithili
Pronunciation
Letter
ৰ • (ra)
- Maithili character ra.
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Pali
Etymology 1
From iva.
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Particle
ৰ
- Bengali script form of va (“like, as if”)
Etymology 2
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Particle
ৰ
- Bengali script form of va, sandhi form of এৰ (eva, “even”)