്

◌് U+0D4D, ് MALAYALAM SIGN VIRAMA ← ൌ [U+0D4C] Malayalam ൎ → [U+0D4E]

Malayalam

Pronunciation

• (saṁvr̥tōkāraṁ in Northern dialects) IPA^(key): /ɨ/
• (saṁvr̥tōkāraṁ in Southern dialects) IPA^(key): /ɯ̽/

Diacritical mark

് • (ŭ)

1. ചന്ദ്രക്കല (candrakkala). Malayalam diacritic for virama; it is used to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
2. Used to denote a ചില്ലക്ഷരം (cillakṣaraṁ) (conjunct consonants)
3. Word finally it either represent a സംവൃതോകാരം (saṁvr̥tōkāraṁ) or a വിരാമം (virāmaṁ).
4. (computing) Used to combine two Malayalam consonant letters together

See also

• (archaic) ു്

Further reading

• ചന്ദ്രക്കല on the Malayalam Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ml
• Chandrakkala: Origin and Practice - a scientific article on Malayalam Research Journal by Malayalam Wikimedians