Assamese rô![]() Rô One of the distinguishing alphabets of Asamiya script.
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:
Words starting with ৰGiven below are examples of words starting with ৰ. When added to other consonantsReph (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:
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:
Some consonants change their shape when rô-kar is added.[5] For example:
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