ॺ

ॺ U+097A, ॺ DEVANAGARI LETTER HEAVY YA ← ॹ [U+0979] Devanagari ॻ → [U+097B]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒ/

Letter

ॺ (y̌)

1. used to mark an affricated glide [dʒ] in Vedic Scriptures in some regions
2. the distinction is similar to that made in Bengali orthography between য (jo) and য় (ẏo)

Usage notes

• For example, कुर्ॺात् /kurdʒɑːt̪/, while in other dialects it is कुर्यात् /kurjɑːt̪/.

See also

• Devanagari script consonants: क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, ॸ, त्र, ज्ञ, क्ष, क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, ॹ, झ़, ड़, ढ़, ष़, य़, ॺ, ऴ, ॻ, ॼ, ॾ, ॿ ^[edit]

Avestan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʝ/

Letter

ॺ • (y̌)

1. Used to represent the [ʝ] sound in Avestan.