U+0785 "ޅ" Thaana Letter Lhaviyani Unicode Character

U+0785 "ޅ" Thaana Letter Lhaviyani is a letter used in the Thaana script, which is the writing system for the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives. It represents the retroflex lateral approximant sound, similar to the "l" sound produced with the tongue curled back, and is an essential component in spelling native Dhivehi words where this distinct phonetic quality is required. In the Thaana alphabet, Lhaviyani is the seventh letter and is typically written from right to left, following the script's overall direction, and it plays a key role in distinguishing meaning in the language's lexicon.