U+0C0B "ఋ" Telugu Letter Vocalic R Unicode Character

U+0C0B "ఋ" Telugu Letter Vocalic R is a syllabic letter in the Telugu script used to represent a short vowel sound that is a vocalic or syllabic 'r', a phonetic element inherited from Sanskrit and present in many Dravidian languages. This character is unique because it functions as a vowel, rather than a consonant, and it appears in classical and liturgical texts, such as in the writing of Sanskrit mantras and Telugu poetry, where it denotes a specific rhythmic and phonetic value. In modern Telugu, its usage is largely confined to loanwords and scholarly contexts, making it a specialized but culturally important glyph within the Unicode Standard for digital text representation.