Assamese rô

Template:Assamese/Asamiya literature In the Assamese alphabet, rô (Assamese: ৰ /ɹɔ/) is the twenty-seventh consonant, or in other terms, twenty-seventh letter of the byônzônbôrnômala (ব্যঞ্জনবৰ্ণমালা).

Rô
One of the distinguishing alphabets of Asamiya script.

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
• ৰঙা (/ɹɔŋa/) which means red
• ৰজা (/ɹɔza/) which means king

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.

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 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.

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.

For example:

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