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

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

Translingual

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Etymology

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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

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  1. Letter of the Bengali script.

Usage notes

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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

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(r)

  1. The 38th character in the Assamese alphabet.

See also

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

Bengali

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(r)

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

Maithili

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(ra)

  1. Maithili character ra.

Alternative forms

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Pali

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Etymology 1

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From iva.

Alternative forms

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Particle

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

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Particle

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