ৰ
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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
- 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
- IPA(key): /ɹɔ/
Letter
ৰ • (r)
- The 38th character in the Assamese alphabet.
See also
- 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]
Bengali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɔ/
Letter
ৰ • (r)
- (obsolete) Bengali letter ra. [until 19th c.]
- Synonym: র (ro)
Maithili
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾ/
Letter
ৰ • (ra)
- Maithili character ra.
Alternative forms
Pali
Etymology 1
From iva.
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
Particle
ৰ
- Bengali script form of va (“like, as if”)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
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
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
ৰ
- Bengali script form of va (“letter 'v'”)
Declension
Declension table of "ৰ" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ৰো (vo) |
| Accusative (second) | ৰং (vaṃ) |
| Instrumental (third) | ৰেন (vena) |
| Dative (fourth) | ৰস্স (vassa) or ৰায (vāya) or ৰত্থং (vatthaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | ৰস্মা (vasmā) or ৰম্হা (vamhā) or ৰা (vā) |
| Genitive (sixth) | ৰস্স (vassa) |
| Locative (seventh) | ৰস্মিং (vasmiṃ) or ৰম্হি (vamhi) or ৰে (ve) |
| Vocative (calling) | ৰ (va) |