ற

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ra/

• (single) IPA^(key): /r/

• (when geminated) IPA^(key): /rː/, [tr]

• (after nasals) IPA^(key): /nr/, [ndr]

ற • (ṟa)

1. A consonantal letter of the Tamil script.

In spoken Tamil, however, its pronunciations have been increasingly indistinguishable with other consonants.

• Single ற் (ṟ) merges with ர் (r).
• Geminated ற்ற் (ṟṟ) merges with த்த் (tt).
• Postnasal ன்ற் (ṉṟ) usually merges with ண்ண் (ṇṇ), although at least in Sri Lanka or Sanketi dialect, it may merge with ண்ட் (ṇṭ) instead.

• Tamil script letters (alphabet appendix, script appendix): அ, ஆ, இ, ஈ, உ, ஊ, எ, ஏ, ஐ, ஒ, ஓ, ஔ, ஃ, க், ங், ச், ஞ், ட், ண், த், ந், ப், ம், ய், ர், ல், வ், ழ், ள், ற், ன், ஷ், ஸ், ஶ், ஜ், ஹ், க்ஷ், ஶ்ரீ ^[edit]