U+09F0, ৰ
BENGALI LETTER RA WITH MIDDLE DIAGONAL

[U+09EF]
Bengali
[U+09F1]

Translingual

Etymology

From Siddham 𑖨 (ra), with a stroke in the middle to differentiate from * (ba/va). Similar solution was applied to Devanagari (ba) but for "ba" sound.

Letter

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /ɹɔ/

Letter

• (r)

  1. The 38th character in the Assamese alphabet.

See also

(Bengali script letters) , , , , , , , , , , , অ’, এ’, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ক্ষ, ড়, ঢ়, য়, , , , (Category: Assamese letters) [edit]

Bengali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɔ/

Letter

• (r)

  1. (obsolete) Bengali letter ra. [until 19th c.]
    Synonym: (ro)

Maithili

Pronunciation

Letter

• (ra)

  1. Maithili character ra.

Alternative forms

Pali

Etymology 1

From iva.

Alternative forms

Particle

  1. Bengali script form of va (like, as if)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Particle

  1. Bengali script form of va, sandhi form of এৰ (eva, even)
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