र

See also: ऱ, ऋ, and रु

र	U+0930, र DEVANAGARI LETTER RA

← य
[U+092F]

Devanagari

ऱ →
[U+0931]

Translingual

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rə/, /ɾə/ (may vary by language)

Letter

र (ra)

traditionally considered the second semivowel of the Devanagari script, but representing a consonant /r/

Usage notes

Linguistically it is considered an alveolar trill.

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɾə]

Letter

र • (ra)

The fourth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Eastern Magar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹə/

Letter

र (r)

Used to represent the [ɹ] sound in Magar. [1]

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾə/, [ɾɐ]

Letter

र • (ra)

the twenty-seventh consonant in Hindi

Marathi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾə/
Audio: (file)

Letter

र • (ra)

The twenty-sixth consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [rʌ]
Phonetic Devanagari: र

Letter

र • (ra)

The twenty-seventh consonant in Nepali.

Conjunction

र • (ra)

and

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ra (Latin script)
𑀭 (Brahmi script)
র (Bengali script)
ර (Sinhalese script)
ရ (Burmese script)
ร or ระ (Thai script)
ᩁ (Tai Tham script)
ຣ or ຣະ (Lao script)
រ (Khmer script)
𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

र m

the Pali letter 'r'
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[2] (overall work in Pali), page 4; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
  क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, स, ह, ळ, ं। इति व्यञ्जन नाम होन्ति।
  Ka, kha, ga, gha, ṅa, ca, cha, ja, jha, ña, ṭa, ṭha, ḍa, ḍha, ṇa, ta, tha, da, dha, na, pa, pha, ba, bha, ma, ya, ra, la, va, sa, ha, ḷa, aṃ, iti vyañjanā nāma honti.
  'k', 'kh', 'g', 'gh', 'ṅ', 'c', 'ch', 'j', 'jh', 'ñ, 'ṭ', 'ṭh', 'ḍ', 'ḍh', 'ṇ', 't', 'th', 'd', 'dh', 'n', 'p', 'ph', 'b', 'bh', 'm', 'y', 'r', 'l', 'v', 's', 'h', 'ḷ' and 'ṃ', these are the consonants by name.
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[3] (overall work in Pali), page 12; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
  लो रस्स यथा-महासालो।
  Lo rassa yathā mahāsālo.
  'L' from 'r' as in 'mahāsālo'.

Declension

Declension table of "र" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	रो (ro)
Accusative (second)	रं (raṃ)
Instrumental (third)	रेन (rena)
Dative (fourth)	रस्स (rassa) or राय (rāya) or रत्थं (ratthaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रस्मा (rasmā) or रम्हा (ramhā) or रा (rā)
Genitive (sixth)	रस्स (rassa)
Locative (seventh)	रस्मिं (rasmiṃ) or रम्हि (ramhi) or रे (re)
Vocative (calling)	र (ra)