ৰ - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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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.

ৰ

1. Letter of the Bengali script.

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.

• IPA^(key): /ɹɔ/

ৰ • (r)

1. The 38th character in the Assamese alphabet.

• Bengali script letters: অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ, অ’, এ’, ক, খ, গ, ঘ, ঙ, চ, ছ, জ, ঝ, ঞ, ট, ঠ, ড, ঢ, ণ, প, ফ, ব, ভ, ম, য, ৰ, ল, ৱ, শ, ষ, স, হ, ক্ষ, ড়, ঢ়, য়, ৎ, ং, ঃ, ঁ ^[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ɹɔ/

ৰ • (r)

1. (obsolete) Bengali letter ra. [until 19th c.]

   Synonym: র (ro)

• IPA^(key): /ɾ/

ৰ • (ra)

1. Maithili character ra.

• 𑒩/ব

From iva.

ৰ

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

ৰ

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

ৰ

1. Bengali script form of va (“letter 'v'”)