Representing 'Halant R' in Marathi

From: Neelesh Bodas (neelesh.bodas@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 23 2005 - 22:07:35 CDT

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    Hi,
    In marathi, the "R" can be connected to other consonants in
    multiple ways. Let me quote some marathi/sanskrit words to make this
    clear

    1) kArya (Meaning : Work) : In this case, the half 'r' goes as a
    "rafaar" on the top of y
    2) prANI (Meaning : animal) : In this case, the 'r' goes as a
    slant line on the left of p. (Note : here 'p' is half, not 'r'.)

    Both of these composite words can be represented properly by unicode

    However, there is a third type of halant 'r' in marathi . As an
    example, consider the marathi word "varyavar" (Meaning : On the air) :
    This 'r' goes as a horizontal line before y. (I am attaching an image
    to make this point clear).
    Can such half 'r' be represented by unicode?
    any guidelines will be useful.

    Thanks in advance,
    Neelesh


    letter.JPG

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