ു്

Malayalam

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɨ̆/ (word finally)

Letter

ു് • (ŭ)

(archaic) ചന്ദ്രക്കല (candrakkala). Malayalam diacritic for virama; it is used to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
(archaic) Denotes two consonants are combined (conjunct consonants), when used between two Malayalam consonants
(archaic) (computing) Used to combine two Malayalam consonant letters together
(archaic) Used to denote a ചില്ലക്ഷരം (cillakṣaraṃ)
In the modern orthography ു is used instead.

Further reading

ചന്ദ്രക്കല on the Malayalam Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ml
Chandrakkala: Origin and Practice - a scientific article on Malayalam Research Journal by Malayalam Wikimedians

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