U+0D0B "ഋ" Malayalam Letter Vocalic R Unicode Character

U+0D0B "ഋ" Malayalam Letter Vocalic R is a unique symbol representing the vocalic r sound, a syllabic consonant found in the Dravidian language of Malayalam. This character is part of the Malayalam script, which is an abugida used for writing Malayalam and historically for Sanskrit in the region. It corresponds to the Sanskrit vowel ṛ and appears in many loanwords and classical texts, functioning as a vowel in the Malayalam alphabet despite being based on a consonant shape. Its encoding in the Unicode standard ensures consistent digital representation across platforms, preserving the linguistic heritage of Kerala.