ৰ
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Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
ৰ
- Letter of the Bengali script.
Usage notes edit
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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
ৰ • (r)
- The 38th character in the Assamese alphabet.
See also edit
(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) [edit]
Bengali edit
Pronunciation edit
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ৰ • (r)
Maithili edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
ৰ • (ra)
- Maithili character ra.
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Pali edit
Etymology 1 edit
From iva.
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Particle edit
ৰ
- Bengali script form of va (“like, as if”)
Etymology 2 edit
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Particle edit
ৰ
- Bengali script form of va, sandhi form of এৰ (eva, “even”)