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

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

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 (ba) but for "ba" sound.

Letter edit

  1. 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

(r)

  1. The 38th character in the Assamese alphabet.

See also edit

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

Bengali edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

(r)

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

Maithili edit

Pronunciation edit

Letter edit

(ra)

  1. Maithili character ra.

Alternative forms edit

Pali edit

Etymology 1 edit

From iva.

Alternative forms edit

Particle edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative forms edit

Particle edit

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