U+11314 "𑌔" Grantha Letter Au Unicode Character

U+11314 "𑌔" Grantha Letter Au is a specific character in the Grantha script, an ancient Brahmic writing system historically used in South India and Sri Lanka to write Sanskrit, Tamil, and other languages, particularly in religious and scholarly contexts. This character represents the vowel sound "Au," akin to the English diphthong in "caught" or "out," and is formed by combining the Grantha letter for "A" with a diacritical mark that indicates the prolonged "U" sound. In the Grantha script's repertoire, "𑌔" is one of the independent vowel forms used at the beginning of words or syllables, playing a key role in accurately transcribing Sanskrit texts and maintaining the phonetic precision of classical liturgical works.