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ৰ U+09F0, ৰ
BENGALI LETTER RA WITH MIDDLE DIAGONAL
← ৯
[U+09EF] 		Bengali ৱ →
[U+09F1]

Translingual

Etymology

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

ৰ

  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

Letter

ৰ • (r)

  1. The 38th character in the Assamese alphabet.

See also

Bengali

Pronunciation

Letter

ৰ • (r)

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

Maithili

Pronunciation

Letter

ৰ • (ra)

  1. Maithili character ra.

Alternative forms

Pali

Etymology 1

From iva.

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • va (Latin script)
  • 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • व (Devanagari script)
  • ව (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝ (Burmese script)
  • ว or วะ (Thai script)
  • ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
  • វ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
  • iva (Latin script)
  • 𑀇𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • इव (Devanagari script)
  • ইৰ (Bengali script)
  • ඉව (Sinhalese script)
  • ဣဝ or ဢိဝ (Burmese script)
  • อิว or อิวะ (Thai script)
  • ᩍᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອິວ or ອິວະ (Lao script)
  • ឥវ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄨𑅇 (Chakma script)

Particle

ৰ

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

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • va (Latin script)
  • 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • व (Devanagari script)
  • ව (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝ (Burmese script)
  • ว or วะ (Thai script)
  • ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
  • វ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
  • eva (Latin script)
  • 𑀏𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • एव (Devanagari script)
  • এৰ (Bengali script)
  • එව (Sinhalese script)
  • ဧဝ or ဨဝ or ဢေဝ (Burmese script)
  • เอว or เอวะ (Thai script)
  • ᩑᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເອວ or ເອວະ (Lao script)
  • ឯវ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
  • yeva (Latin script)
  • 𑀬𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • येव (Devanagari script)
  • যেৰ (Bengali script)
  • යෙව (Sinhalese script)
  • ယေဝ (Burmese script)
  • เยว or เยวะ (Thai script)
  • ᨿᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເຍວ or ເຍວະ or ເຢວະ (Lao script)
  • យេវ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄠𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)
Alternative scripts
  • ñeva (Latin script)
  • 𑀜𑁂𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • ञेव (Devanagari script)
  • ঞেৰ (Bengali script)
  • ඤෙව (Sinhalese script)
  • ဉေဝ or ၺေဝ (Burmese script)
  • เญว or เญวะ (Thai script)
  • ᨬᩮᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເຎວ or ເຎວະ (Lao script)
  • ញេវ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄐𑄬𑅇 (Chakma script)

Particle

ৰ

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

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • va (Latin script)
  • 𑀯 (Brahmi script)
  • व (Devanagari script)
  • ව (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝ (Burmese script)
  • ว or วะ (Thai script)
  • ᩅ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວ or ວະ (Lao script)
  • វ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇 (Chakma script)

Noun

ৰ

  1. Bengali script form of va (“letter 'v'”)
Declension
Declension table of "ৰ" (masculine)
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