U+0C43 "ృ" Telugu Vowel Sign Vocalic R Unicode Character

U+0C43 "ృ" Telugu Vowel Sign Vocalic R is a combining diacritical mark used in the Telugu script to represent the vocalic r sound, a short syllabic consonant that functions as a vowel in linguistic contexts. It modifies a base consonant character, attaching as a visible sign above and to the right of the letter, and is distinct from the similar vocalic l or standard vowel signs like "ు." This character is primarily employed in writing classical Sanskrit loanwords and scholarly transcriptions within Telugu, where it preserves the pronunciation of the ancient syllabic r sound found in words like "ऋ" (ṛ).