Ṛ
Ṛ (
retroflex flap
.
In the
syllabic r. In transliterations of modern Indo-Aryan languages using ISO 15919 or similar schemes, ṛ represents a retroflex flap
/ɽ/.
Superscript Ṛ was widely used in 19th and early 20th century English in abbreviations of month and personal names, such as in NOVṚ, DECṚ, and ALEXṚ (Alexander). Particularly common on gravestones.
Encoding
In Unicode, the encodings are: (Latin Extended Additional)
- U+1E5A Ṛ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R WITH DOT BELOW
- U+1E5B ṛ LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH DOT BELOW
References
- ^ "Unicode Character "Ṛ" (U+1E5A)". Compart. Oak Brook, IL: Compart AG. 2021. Retrieved 2024-02-17.