U+0DC5 "ළ" Sinhala Letter Muurdhaja Layanna Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0DC5 "ළ" Sinhala Letter Muurdhaja Layanna is a distinct consonant in the Sinhala script, specifically representing a retroflex lateral sound that is articulated with the tongue curled back against the roof of the mouth. This character, part of the Sinhala alphabet used primarily for the Sinhalese language in Sri Lanka, corresponds to the phonetic value of a voiceless retroflex lateral approximant, comparable to the "l" sound in English but produced differently due to its retroflex articulation. The name "Muurdhaja Layanna" reflects its classification as a retroflex or "cerebral" letter, derived from the traditional South Asian linguistic categories, and it holds a unique place in the orthography for accurately representing native words and loanwords. Visually, the character resembles a curled or looped glyph, distinguishing it from other Sinhala letters like the dental and alveolar counterparts, and it occupies a specific position in the Unicode standard to ensure proper digital repr
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ළ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ළ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xB7 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0DC5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000DC5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0dc5 |
Unicode Properties