U+111C2 "𑇂" Sharada Sign Jihvamuliya Unicode Character

U+111C2 "𑇂" Sharada Sign Jihvamuliya is a diacritical mark used in the Sharada script, an ancient writing system primarily employed for the Kashmiri and Sanskrit languages in the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent. This sign represents the "jihvamuliya," a phonetic element in Vedic recitation indicating a specific guttural sound produced with the base of the tongue, often associated with the voiceless velar fricative that appears before certain consonants in Sanskrit phonology. It functions as a supplementary character in the Sharada block of Unicode, aiding in the accurate transcription of sacred Vedic texts where precise pronunciation and tonal nuances are preserved.