ఴ

ఴ U+0C34, ఴ TELUGU LETTER LLLA ← ళ [U+0C33] Telugu వ → [U+0C35]

Telugu

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ɻa/
• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ɻ/

Letter

ఴ • (ḻa)

1. An archaic Telugu letter used to represent a retroflex approximant.

Usage notes

This letter is the Telugu equivalent to Kannada letter ೞ (ḻa), Tamil letter ழ (ḻa) and Malayalam ഴ (ḻa). The sound shifted to డ (ḍa) in Middle Telugu.