Assamese rô

Rô
One of the distinguishing alphabets of Asamiya script.

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In the Assamese alphabet, rô (Assamese: ৰ /ɹɔ/) is the twenty-seventh consonant, or in other terms, twenty-seventh letter of the byônzônbôrnômala (ব্যঞ্জনবৰ্ণমালা).^[1][2]

When vowels are added

Two common variations of Asamiya Rô.

Rô has an inherent vowel in it, which is ô, as in most other Assamese consonants. But, many a times, ô is to be replaced by another vowel or swôrôbôrnô. In such a case, the vowels change their forms.

As examples:

• ৰ + আ = ৰা
• ৰ + ই = ৰি
• ৰ + ঈ = ৰী
• ৰ + উ = ৰু
• ৰ + ঊ = ৰূ
• ৰ + ঋ = ৰৃ
• ৰ + এ = ৰে
• ৰ + ঐ = ৰৈ
• ৰ + ও = ৰো
• ৰ + ঔ = ৰৌ

Words starting with ৰ

Given below are examples of words starting with ৰ.

• ৰং (/ɹɔŋ/) which means color^[3]
• ৰঙা (/ɹɔŋa/) which means red^[3]
• ৰজা (/ɹɔza/) which means king^[3]

When added to other consonants

Reph (ৰেফ)

When ৰ is added before another consonant to form a conjunct, ৰ turns into reph. In other words, reph indicates that there is a r sound before the letter it is used before.^[4]

For example:

• ৰ + ক = ৰ্ক
• ৰ + খ = ৰ্খ
• ৰ + ঘ = ৰ্ঘ
• ৰ + ছ = ৰ্ছ
• ৰ + জ = ৰ্জ
• ৰ + প = ৰ্প
• ৰ + ম = ৰ্ম
• ৰ + য = ৰ্য etc.

Examples of words are^[3] আৰ্জন (arzon, which means 'gain'), কৰ্তা (korta, which means 'doer') etc.

Rô-kar (ৰ-কাৰ)

When ৰ is added after another consonant, ৰ changes into rô-kar. In other words, rô-kar after a consonant means that there is a rô sound after it.^[5]

For example:

• ব + ৰ = ব্ৰ
• প + ৰ = প্ৰ
• স + ৰ = স্ৰ
• ল + ৰ = ল্ৰ
• শ + ৰ = শ্ৰ etc.

Some consonants change their shape when rô-kar is added.^[5]

For example:

• ক + ৰ = ক্ৰ
• ভ + ৰ = ভ্ৰ
• ত + ৰ = ত্ৰ

References

1. ৰ is shown in the twenty-seventh place omniglot too, along with many other sources. Retrieved Feb 17, 2015. 14:31 IST.
2. The letter is shown on the 27th place in Assam Portal too. Retrieved Feb 17 2015. 14:37 IST
3. "Xobdo online dictionary". Xobdo online dictionary. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17.
4. From Xobdo's paragraph on reph. Retrieved February 17, 2015. 13:47 ISTroAsamiya
5. From Xobdo's rô-kar section. Retrieved Feb 17, 2015. 14:20 IST.