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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)