ฤ

ฤ U+0E24, ฤ THAI CHARACTER RU ← ร [U+0E23] Thai ล → [U+0E25]

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฤ ṛ
Phonemic		รึ r ụ
Romanization	Paiboon	rʉ́
	Royal Institute	rue
(standard) IPA(key)		/rɯʔ˦˥/(R)
Homophones edit		รึ

Etymology 1

Created to represent Sanskrit ऋ (ṛ).

Letter

ฤ • (rʉ́)

1. A letter of the Thai alphabet; it is usually regarded as a vowel.

Usage notes

The letter ฤ is not normally listed in the Thai consonants. If it is listed, it appears between ร (rɔɔ) and ฤๅ (rʉʉ) in the alphabetical order. When spelled in words, ฤ can be pronounced as /rɯ/ - รึ (rʉ́), /ri/ - ริ (rí), or /rɤː/ - เรอ (rəə). E.g. พฤกษา (prʉ́k-sǎa), ฤทธิ์ (rít), or ฤกษ์ (rə̂ək).

Etymology 2

Conjunction

ฤ • (rʉ́)

1. (poetry) or

Particle

ฤ • (rʉ́)

1. (poetry) used at the end of a question

Adverb

ฤ • (rʉ́)

1. (poetry) not